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Coutet 2021

Sauternes/Barsac, First Growth Sauternes

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12 37.5cl Half-Bottle Case 12 £190 per Case Case [Add to shopping basket]
Tasting Notes

The 2021 Coutet has another refined and (for Coutet) low-key bouquet that gradually finds its voice: quince, white peach, pineapple and beeswax scents. A faint hint of saffron that surfaces with aeration. The palate is well-balanced and quite viscous, bearing superb weight and a clean and pure, beautifully defined, botrytis-rich finish. Touches of vanilla emerge on the aftertaste. Excellent.

Score: 94

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2045 01 November 2023

The 2021 Coutet needs time to cohere in the glass, eventually offering scents of dried honey, pressed flowers and quince. It just needs a little more pizzazz. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity and good weight and tension, showing the energy that is slightly lacking on the nose at the moment. Maybe it could benefit from more unctuousness on the finish, but this remains an enjoyable Barsac that will gain complexity with bottle age.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2045 13 May 2022

The 2021 Coutet needs time to cohere in the glass, eventually offering scents of dried honey, pressed flowers and quince. It just needs a little more pizzazz. The palate is well balanced with fine acidity and good weight and tension, showing the energy that is slightly lacking on the nose at the moment. Maybe it could benefit from more unctuousness on the finish, but this remains an enjoyable Barsac that will gain complexity with bottle age.

Score: 93 - 95

Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2025-2045 01 May 2022

Great quality, bright and concentrated, dried apricots, mandain peel, fig, pineapple and candied ginger, with a touch of bitterness and a mouthwatering finish. This is gorgeous, one to look out for.

Score: 95

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2040 11 May 2022

Pale gold. Intense but restrained with floral-citrus notes. Palate svelte and textured but with drive and precision. Botrytised sweetness but with a lingering, tangy freshness. Embryonic but good potential.

Score: 17

James Lawther MW, JancisRobinson.com Maturity: 2027-2045 06 May 2022

The 2021 Coutet offers up scents of tangerine oil, mint, pineapple and passionfruit. The bouquet alone is inviting, but there is so much more to the 2021, starting with its impeccable balance. Coutet remains understated and somewhat reserved. I am looking forward to tasting it from bottle.

Score: 90 - 92

Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2026 - 2041 01 May 2022