Appellations

Coutet 2015

Sauternes/Barsac, First Growth Sauternes

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Tasting Notes

A Coutet with great depth and fruit. So much dried tropical fruit character, bright acidity and fruit sweetness. Vivid and clean.

Score: 94 - 95 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 01 April 2016

Vibrant, with a singed almond frame sprinting along, this offers nectarine, white peach and star fruit notes. Mirabelle plum and pineapple details echo through the finish. Very long, boasting terrific range.

Score: 94 - 97 James Molesworth, Wine Spectator Date: 01 April 2016

Looks very substantial in the glass. Floral nose. Massive weight. This tastes very ripe indeed and with considerable botrytis influence. Quite a dramatic statement! Though the finish is surprisingly dry and appetising.

Score: 18 Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2028-2050 Date: 01 April 2016

The 2015 Coutet comes with 153 grams per liter of residual sugar at 13.8% alcohol. It has a fragrant bouquet with acacia honey, citrus scents and a touch of melted butter, all very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive purity, those limestone soils imparting the acidity that defined this Barsac, and lending great precision and tension on the live-wire finish. This is a wonderful Coutet that feels energetic - a compressed spring coil that will drink earlier than the likes of Climens or de Fargues, but has the DNA to age gracefully over 25-30 years.

Score: 94 - 96 Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Maturity: 2019-2050 Date: 01 April 2016