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Rayne Vigneau 2003

Sauternes/Barsac, First Growth

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  • GBP Price: £260.00  per Case
  • Action: [Add to shopping basket]
  • Size: Bottle (75cl)
  • Quantities:1  Case -  0  Bottle
  • Units: 12
Scores:
Wine Advocate Wine Spectator Burghound Jancis Robinson.com International Wine Cellar
89 91 - 18 89
Tasting Notes:

Score: 89 Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Aromas of apples and dried pineapples follow through to a full-bodied palate, yet it's spicy and lively with a long, long finish. Very exciting. Lots of lemon curd and richness on the finish. Much better than from barrel. And better than the 2001. Best after 2010. 10,000 cases made.

Score: 91 James Suckling, Wine Spectator Maturity: 2010+

Greenish gold. Green leafy nose but not the most intense. Great lift and balance. Lovely satin texture. Beautifully mannered. All pleasure though perhaps a bit evolved. I admit to being seduced by how delicious it is already. Long. Perhaps not especially subtle.

Score: 18 Jancis Robinson MW, Jancisrobinson.com Maturity: 2006-2018

Bright yellow-gold. Orange peel, licorice and a suggestion of insecticide not unlike that shown by the 2004. Quite sweet but with slightly streaky acidity keeping the flavors under wraps. Intensely flavored but today the wine's elements are a bit disassociated and the finish shows a faint bitter edge. This was penetrating and pure a year ago from the barrel, but today it displays the aggressive side of the vintage.

Score: 89 Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar

Tasted after bottling at the UGC in October 2005. The nose is still very muted with faint citrus, peachy notes emerging with some aeration. The palate is attractive and floral with apricot, orange peel and white flowers. Very good acidity: fresh and vibrant. Attractive botrytis-rich finish. A very harmonious Sauternes. Very fine.

Score: 90 - 92 Neal Martin, erobertparker.com