2011 Chateau Suduiraut 1er Grand Cru Classe 375 ml Pre-Arrival Offer
Neal Martin Wine Advocate Issue #200 Apr 2012 (93-95) Drink 2014 - 2035.
Picked over three tries through the vineyard from September 12 until October 5, the Suduiraut 2011 has 150 grams per liter residual sugar counterbalanced by a pH of 3.7. It has an intense nose, albeit one that takes time to unfurl in the glass, offering attractive notes of citrus lemon, minerals, apricot and quince suffused with great tension. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, citrus-led fruit mingling with apricot and quince. It has less bravura and ambition than the 2009 or 2010, and you might consider it a Barsac-like Suduiraut due to its racy acidity. It has wonderful focus and satisfying length, and it should drink well both early and with age.
James Suckling : 95-96
A Sauternes that grows on the palate with beautiful dried pineapple, honey and spice character. Full and compacted with a dense palate and a sweet palate. 150 grams of residual sugar. Long and very intense with so much going on. Lively. Subtle and changes all the time in the glass.
Decanter 18.5/20
Opulence meets fresh acidity. Unctuous on the palate and heavier than its classic style with 150g per litre of residual sugar, but the firm acidity balances the sweetness well. A powerful wine that will age for decades.
(Decanter - Bordeaux 2011 coverage - April 2012).
Wine Spectator 94 - 97
Superlively, with orange blossom, white cherry, pineapple, apricot and peach flavors all bouncing off one another. The long, piecrust-framed finish lets it all hang together nicely.
Wine Spectator's 2011 Top-Scoring Red Bordeaux (James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 9, 2012).
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