Suduiraut - Sauternes 2007

Wine Enthusiast

97 / 100

byRoger Vossthe6/1/2020

Powered by dry botrytis, this is a wine with immense potential. It has weight, complexity and richness, all under the cloak of botrytis. To leaven the power, there is acidity, but this is certainly for aging.

Wine Advocate

93 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/30/2010

The nose takes time to coalesce in the glass, very pure with honey, white peach, Turkish Delight honeysuckle, and beeswax. The palate is beautifully balanced, still with some oak to be subsumed, but has great depth and precision. This is a confident, almost ambitious Suduiraut with great power and intensity towards the botrytis-rich, viscous finish that is endowed with great persistency. Lovely. Drink now-2030.

Wine Spectator

95 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe3/31/2010

Dried lemon and floral aromas lead to loads of botrytis spice and bitter lemon peel in this young, full-bodied sweetie, with hints of lively lime and honey. Medium sweet. Very intense. Best after 2014.

Decanter Magazine

18 / 20

the2/28/2010

Lush peach and mandarin nose. Sumptuous, forthright, creamy, opulent, with a long apricot finish. Drink 2012-2030.

Jancis Robinson

18 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe10/27/2009

Mid gold. Complex, vegetal but interesting. Weight and ruffle of botrytis and stong orange peel note, proper stuff, great!!! Just a little bitter citrus peel at the end. Drink 2010-23

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

92-95 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe6/29/2009

(90% semillon with 10% sauvignon blanc) Bright yellow-gold. Subdued but powerful nose offers fresh stone fruits, grapefruit zest, ginger and honey, all lifted by a floral topnote. Lush, thick and honeyed, but with superb acidity framing the flavors of mandarin orange, pineapple, honey and chalk. Finishes very long and subtle, with a saline nuance and terrific fruit penetration. A good bit of the estate's sauvignon blanc went into the dry S de Suduiraut in '07, noted managing director Christian Seely.

Falstaff

92-94 / 100

the6/30/2008

Helles Gelbgold. In der Nase feinwürzige Nuancen, Anklänge von Feuerstein, zarter Honig. Am Gaumen saftig, opulente Textur, fast feurig, sehr kraftvoll, pfeffrige Würze, von guter Säure strukturiert, komplex und mit guter Länge ausgestattet, hat Klasse.

Le Point

16 / 20

byJacques Dupontthe5/15/2008

Nez botrytis, épicé, riche en bouche, puissant, dense, tendu, log, complexe, très liquoreux et décidément puissant.

Wine Advocate

91-93 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/5/2008

TAST

17 / 20

the4/28/2008

Pâle, puissant et équilibré en bouche, moins “rôti” et complexe que d’autres à ce stade, mais à l’inverse de Guiraud, l’échantillon est l’un des plus protégés par le SO2 de l’ensemble des crus.

Jancis Robinson

17.50 / 20

byJancis Robinsonthe4/22/2008

Green gold. Muted, almost dry nose. Very sweet start though a little on the hot barley sugar side rather than wonderfully fine and nuanced. A bit sugary. Astringent finish but massive sugar levels even if not fine. Chewy end. Gone for bust! Not quite as fine at this stage as I have come to expect of this property.

Decanter Magazine

19 / 20

the4/10/2008

A wine marked by its purity, freshness and honeyed, unctuous flavour as well as searing freshness and length. It has the breed of a great wine.

Jean-Marc QUARIN

16.75 / 20

the4/7/2008

Couleur jaune. Nez intense, fin, fruité, frais, épicé et botrytisé. Très belle entrée en bouche fondante. Le vin se développe fruité et minutieux dans son toucher, vif, fondant et aromatique. Corps dense et finement crèmeux. Très bonne finale. Vin délicieux et raffiné.

Wine Spectator

92-95 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/1/2008

Solid baby sticky, with a core of apple pie, honey and spicy fruit on the palate. Medium- to full-bodied, with medium sweetness and a lively finish.

Wine Enthusiast

93-95 / 100

the3/31/2008

This has the magic balance of freshness with richness, a great mouthful of honey, apricots and lemon. The feel is opulent, delicious.