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2001

Château Rieussec

Tasted 9 November 2021 Sauternais · Sauternes

A great vintage and a solid Sauternes. Honey, apricot, lamp oil, quince jelly, and lemon and orange marmalade. The only elements missing for me would be some additional floral or herbaceous notes. This gets extra merits…

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2001

Château Rieussec

Sauternais · Sauternes

Though I'm typically not a Sauternes aficionado on the regular, who could pass up the opportunity to check this little beauty out, from the 2001 vintage no less. As hoped, this was a succulent…

Reviewed 27 June 2022
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