Château Rieussec Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2002

Shay A

*Color isn’t quite as dark as the picture shows* Followed over a few days. Consistent profile. From 375ml Advanced caramel color with a tinge of orange. Thankfully, aromatics are as expected with orange marmalade, caramel and toffee. Viscous and weighty profile with low acidity. Faint notes of honey roasted nuts on the palate, but it’s mostly an orange marmalade, caramel and apricot dominated profile. Finish shows good length for what is considered an off-vintage, with the apricot and some bourbon vanilla. Good on its own. Drink now.

Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

Cooked pineapple, mandarin orange, quince, honeycomb, roasted almonds, wild flowers, white mushrooms. A complex yet subtle wine with beautiful balance between sweetness and acidity. An elegant and attractive #sauternes with a fragrant and prolonged length. #rieussec

Marc-Edouard Cruz

2002

Alex Conway

With Gorgonzola smuggled from italy....WOW

Andrew Schirmer

A teenager. Flavors beginning to come together. Still golden. Drying out a little. Hold for 10 years

Paula Jean

Not quite as pure as you'd expect, but still very tasty.

Alain Dufois

Awkward phase, ok but nothing more,bit edgy

Franck Hagard

2002

Michael Oh

sweet! good dessert wine

C C

Toffee like, medium to full body, acidic but well balance by the sweetness