Suduiraut - Sauternes 2022

Alexandre Ma

96

byAlexandre Mathe3/10/2025

The concentration of this vintage is akin to royal jelly, with residual sugar reaching an astonishing 190 g/l. Facing the challenges of the hot, dry, and low-yielding vintage like 2022, Château Suduiraut achieved an incredible level of freshness through the natural concentration of small berries. Compared to traditional vintages, this wine has a lesser presence of saffron and curry spices, but instead boasts more fruitiness of dried apricots, peach preserves, longan, floral honey, and sugarcane. However, the eager spiciness of ginger reveals the unexpected complexity of this vintage in full force. During En Primeur, I predicted it would have an exceptionally long lifespan, but to my surprise, even right after bottling, it already displays the proud character of a noble rot wine.

The Wine Cellar Insider

99

byJeff Levethe3/4/2025

Suduiraut, Chateau

Jeb DUNNUCK

99

byJeb Dunnuckthe2/28/2025

Honeyed orange, caramelized citrus, flowers, spice, and buttery nuances all emerge from the 2022 Château Suduiraut, a decadent Suduiraut that has a vibrant sense of freshness, perfect balance, and a gorgeous finish. It's a brilliant, opulent Sauternes that's just about impossible to resist yet should evolve for decades if well stored.

Vinous

96

byNeal Martinthe2/12/2025

The 2022 Suduiraut presents a bewitching bouquet of dried honey, lanolin, saffron and light orange pith scents, all harmonious and well delineated. This might be better than I estimated from barrel. The palate is balanced with great density and weight, a viscous texture, a fine bead of acidity and a hint of passion fruit toward the intense finish. Outstanding. (190 g/l residual sugar)

Jamessuckling.com

99

byJames Sucklingthe2/3/2025

So many aromas of dried apricots, turmeric, pine nuts and botrytis. Full-bodied with 190 grams of sugar and incredible length and richness. The salted caramel, light nuts and dried fruit go on for minutes. 100% semillon. A great sweet wine. Drinkable already but will age for ages. Better in three or four years but already gorgeous.

Vinous

96

byAntonio Gallonithe1/28/2025

The 2022 Suduiraut is elegant, gracious and lifted, as the wines here typically are these days. Apricot, cinnamon, dried flowers, mint and orange peel all grace this wonderfully airy, understated Sauternes. Most importantly, the 2022 is a wine of exquisite balance. The 190 grams of residual sugar is quite a bit higher than the norm of 140-150, but that is not particularly evident. This has come together very nicely since I tasted it _en primeur_. While it might not reach the highs of the most exceptional years, it certainly comes close.

Wine Maniacs

98-99

byLin Liuthe5/30/2023

Decanter.com

95

byGeorgina Hindlethe5/25/2023

Gorgeous richness and juiciness, a compelling density and complexity, well constructed and poised. Refined but powerful, I love the intensity, really combines fruit fleshiness and unctuous acidity. Orange rind, but cool and fresh, not so much marmalade more honeyed oranges with lemon, lime, cinnamon, apricot, caramelised pineapple and touch of mango, but staying cool and bright with salty touches giving nuance. Well integrated, balanced - it has a lot of sugar at 194g but it really works! A yield of 7hl/ha. 3.45g total acidity. 4.0pH.

Alexandre Ma

94-96

byAlexandre Mathe5/17/2023

The concentration of this vintage is akin to royal jelly, with residual sugar reaching an astonishing 190 g/l. Facing the challenges of the hot, dry, and low-yielding vintage like 2022, Château Suduiraut achieved an incredible level of freshness through the natural concentration of small berries. Compared to traditional vintages, this wine has a lesser presence of saffron and curry spices, but instead boasts more fruitiness of dried apricots, peach preserves, longan, floral honey, and sugarcane. Based on its potential, I anticipate a particularly long life for its future, with aging for 30-40 years still showcasing the pride of noble rot.

Vinous

93-95

byNeal Martinthe5/17/2023

The 2022 Suduiraut comes from a quick and late harvest in October (three tries between 17 and 27 October with some passerillé grapes in September). Bunches were affected by botrytis but did not concentrate, at least not until a period of wind and warmth. Wild honey, quince and touches of marmalade on the nose, this opens nicely in the glass. The palate is pure and viscous in texture, with marmalade, again, and dried honey. Very open and approachable on the finish. Not profound, but quite delicious. Christian Seely said he drank this for breakfast the previous day - why not?

The Vintage Journal

94-95

byAndrew Caillard MWthe5/17/2023

Pale medium colour. Classical apricot, necatrine, peach, lemon glacé aromas and flavours. Richly concentrated stonefruit flavours, attractive honey, marziapn notes, some al dente/ chalky textures and persistent minerally acidity. (Semillon 50% new oak). 94-95+

Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux

92

byJane Ansonthe5/16/2023

Amber in colour, with tropical fruits of passion fruit and mango on the opening beats, clear depth of flavour and contrast provided by orange peel and aniseed bitterness, low acidity. Luscious, silky, powerful, enjoyable. Pierre Montégut technical director, 7hl/h yields, 70% new barrels 30% from barrels of one vintage.

matthewjukes.com

19

byMatthew Jukesthe5/15/2023

The Wine Independent

95-97

byLisa Perrotti-Brownthe5/15/2023

The 2022 Suduiraut, 100% Semillon with 190 g/l residual sugar, is pale to medium lemon-straw in color. The nose is not at all shy, bounding from the glass with exuberant notes of peach preserves, orange marmalade, lime blossoms, and candied ginger, giving way to suggestions of spice cake and honeycomb with a waft of toasted almonds. The big, rich, full-on decadent palate delivers profound stone and tropical fruit layers with compelling tension and texture, finishing very long and hedonically alluring.

Yvesbeck.wine

99-100

byYves Beckthe5/10/2023

En humant ce vin, on se souvient que Axa a une propriété en Tokaji ! Donc l'inspiration s'en retrouve bonifiée ! On y ajoute les classiques nuances racinaires avec des radis, du raifort, les nuances d'amandes grillées puis les notes de framboises et de pêches complétées par des oranges amères, des pommes et de la rhubarbe… il a de quoi ouvrir un épicerie spécialisée en fruits et légumes ! En bouche le vin est brillant de densité, de concentration et de fraîcheur. La douceur est bien contrecarrée par la structure acide ainsi qu'une fine amertume qui a pour effet d'étirer la finale au-delà de notre imagination, de notre aptitude à capter l'énorme Suduiraut qui est en train de se dessiner ! Il est peut-être quelque peu atypique, quoique en matière de grand vin, Suduiraut a une régularité qui n'est plus à démontrer.

Bettane & Desseauve

98

by Bettane & Desseauvethe5/10/2023

Grande sélection et donc petit volume de production mais extraordinaire ampleur aromatique et raffinement dans la liqueur, avec le fruit si séduisant des grands du secteur de Preignac. Il est déjà sur l’orange confite. Grande émotion.

Jeb DUNNUCK

97-99

byJeb Dunnuckthe5/10/2023

One of the finest Sauternes I've been lucky enough to taste in some time, the 2022 Château Suduiraut is 100% Sémillon that hit 13.9% natural alcohol, with 190 grams per liter of residual sugar. Still resting in 70% new barrels, this monster of a Sauternes offers a huge nose of honeyed citrus, orange marmalade, spice, brioche, and almond paste. Full-bodied, rich, and massively concentrated, nevertheless, it somehow stays flawlessly balanced, fresh, and light on its feet.

Vinous

92-94

byAntonio Gallonithe5/9/2023

The 2022 Suduiraut is laced with hints of tangerine peel, spice, vanillin, chamomile and dried flowers. It offers a lovely mix of botrytis-inflected flavors and textures while also showing quite a bit of freshness. The 2022 is done in the lighter style the château favors these days. My impression is that it is still coming together, as the wine shows a very slight lack of cohesion that is not typical. Drinking window : 2027-2047

The Wine Cellar Insider

97-99

byJeff Levethe5/5/2023

The roasted nut profile and strong sense of botrytis is all over the place here. With another sniff and swirl, you discover roasted apricots, pineapples, tangerine, vanilla, and a plethora of spices all soaked in honey. Concentrated, fresh, spicy, chalky, and long, the orange, mango, and pineapple finish delivers its pleasures with racy assurance. The wine was made from 100% Semillon for only the third time in the history of the estate. Drink from 2025-2060.

Jancis Robinson

18,5

byJancis Robinsonthe5/4/2023

Deep gold colour. Aromatically resplendent. Great purity as well. Honey, marmalade and tropical-fruit notes. Botrytis evident. Palate rich, luscious and intense. Sweet and packed with fruit, the bitter edge of the botrytis providing balance. Very long finish. (JL)

Jamessuckling.com

98-99

byJames Sucklingthe4/19/2023

Wow. This is incredibly concentrated with such depth and power. Dried oranges. Full-bodied with some phenolic tension that frames the wine perfectly. Dried apricots and peaches. Incredible richness and freshness. Spicy and flavorful. Tastes more like a BA from Germany! 100% semillon.