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2014 Chateau De Malle (375ml)

Sauternes, Bordeaux, FRANCE
$39. 99
Bottle
$479.88 Dozen
ABV: 13%
Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
A friendly style, with almond and tangerine cream, pineapple sorbet and glazed yellow apple fruit flavors gliding through, stitched with a light verbena echo through the finish. Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc. Drink now through 2025.
89 points
Wine Spectator

The Château de Malle 2014 is a blend of 70% Sémillon and 30% Sauvignon Blanc, with 125 grams per liter residual sugar. Matured in 25% new oak, it has a refined and elegant bouquet with plenty of botrytized fruit intermixed with minerals. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry, viscous but not unctuous, underpinned by a citric line of acidity and a nicely poised finish. There is nothing exceptional here: just top quality Sauternes that is both refined and graceful. This is one of the few Sauternes that might well surpass the 2009.
91-93 points
Wine Advocate

The candied-citrus nose has something, but then the wine turns one-sidedly sweet and is rather diffuse on the finish. Short. Drink now.
88 points
James Suckling

The 2014 de Malle has a light, slightly monochromatic bouquet with dried honey and wax resin aromas, but I would have liked more personality here. The palate is viscous on the entry although I would have liked a little more elevated acidity to counterbalance the richness. It is a straight-forward Sauternes that will provide pleasurable early drinking. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting.
91 points
Neal Martin - Vinous