1997 - Ch Suduiraut 1er Cru Sauternes
0797SUDIH _ 1997 - Ch Suduiraut 1er Cru Sauternes - 24x37.5cl
Colour
Port_Sweet
Producer
Château Suduiraut
Region
Sauternes
Grape
Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc
Drinking
2005 - 2023
Case size
24x37.5cl
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1997 CH SUDUIRAUT 1ER CRU SAUTERNES - 24x37.5cl

Colour
Port Sweet
Producer
Château Suduiraut
Region
Sauternes
Grape
Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc
Drinking
2005 - 2023
Case size
24x37.5cl
Available Now
Duty Paid (Inc. VAT)
Case price £452.14 (Inc. VAT)
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Tasting Notes

  • RP1

    Robert Parker, April 1999,
    Score: 89-90

    The 1997 Suduiraut reveals surprisingly crisp acidity for its weight, as well as excellent richness. An intense, weighty, moderately sweet feel in the mouth, with copious quantities of buttery, honeyed fruit, impressive power, and a corpulent style, characterize this well-delineated wine. It should develop more complexity, and may merit an outstanding score after bottling. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2022.

  • RP

    Robert Parker, April 2000,
    Score: 88

    The 1997 Suduiraut reveals surprisingly crisp acidity for its weight, as well as excellent richness. An intense, weighty, moderately sweet feel in the mouth, with copious quantities of buttery, honeyed fruit, impressive power, and a corpulent style, characterize this well-delineated wine. It should develop more complexity, and may merit an outstanding score after bottling. Anticipated maturity: 2004-2022.

  • JR

    Jancis Robinson, December 2001,
    Score: 18/20

    Ch Suduiraut 18 Drink '08-'21 Mid-gold. Denser style than Tour Blanche. Floral, very youthful, marked acidity. This non-flashy wine is very tucked- in at the moment but convinces with its concentration of potential.

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Producer

Château Suduiraut

The vineyard of Suduiraut covers 200 hectares, of which 92 hectares of vines are planted in sandy, clayey soil. Due to the proximity of the Ciron and Garonne rivers, a perfect microclimate exists for the developmet of "noble rot" so necessary in the production of this great Sauternes. The wines of Château Suduiraut are elegant, sweet and full-bodied with remarkable life expectancy. they are a beautiful golden colour with amber tints when aged. they have harmony, power, complexity and finesse: it is often said that a great Suduiraut is the essence of Sauternes.

Region

Sauternes

It is not an exaggeration to say that these are the greatest sweet wines in the world. They are the result of a serendipitous marriage of grape variety, location, annual weather conditions and human care and determination. The vineyards are located on the banks of the cool spring-fed Ciron river which, in autumn, flows into the warmer tidal Garonne and creates rolling evening mists which clothe the vines until the afternoon sun burns them off the following day. This cycle creates perfect conditions for the development of botrytis cinerea or noble rot, and the resulting grape juice is a super concentrated sweet, ambrosial nectar which makes the most heavenly and complex wines with extraordinary ability to age. In 1855 the wines were classified into first and second growths, with Ch d'Yquem rightly receivingits own super status of premier grand cru. Other stunning wines include Chx Sudiraut, Rieussec, Coutet and Climens. While seductively fragrant and sweet when young, if you can bear to wait, you will be amply rewarded with lusciously rich, exotically complex wine.