TN: 1999 Château Rieussec (France, Bordeaux, Sauternes)

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#1
  • 1999 Château Rieussec - France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes (3/16/2011)
    – popped and poured –
    – tasted non-blind over 30 minutes –

NOSE: intense and expressive; apricot; tons of botrytis spice; not very complex.

BODY: golden orange color of great depth; full bodied – thick.

TASTE: very intense; biscuity apricot; creamy; definitely on the fat side – even a bit too fat for me; nice biscuity oak on the finish; needs more acidity; either lacking in acidity, or simply way too young yet. If this ages well, it will be on the strength of its incredible concentration of fruit.

B: 50, 5, 11, 16, 7 = 89

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#2

Had the same reaction to a 99’ that I had a couple of months ago…pretty fat. Funny though, even if it’s not what I wanted it to be, it was still a complete joy to drink. I find that true of Sauternes more than any other region/varietal.