2017 Ch Suduiraut 1er Cru Sauternes - 12x37.5cl
07B7SUDUH12 _ 2017 - Ch Suduiraut 1er Cru Sauternes - 12x37.5cl
  • Colour Port_Sweet
  • Producer Château Suduiraut
  • Region Sauternes
  • Grape Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc
  • Drinking 2020 - 2032
  • Case size 12x37.5cl
  • Available Now

2017 - Ch Suduiraut 1er Cru Sauternes - 12x37.5cl

  • Colour Port Sweet
  • Producer Château Suduiraut
  • Region Sauternes
  • Grape Semillon / Sauvignon Blanc
  • Drinking 2020 - 2032
  • Case size 12x37.5cl
  • Available Now
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Case price: £328.07 Duty Paid inc VAT
Case price: £260.00 In Bond
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  • Goedhuis, April 2018, Score: 91-93

    94% Sémillon, 6% Sauvignon Blanc. The majority of the blend is made up of fruit gathered in the third pass through the vineyards, and the wine has a sweet honeysuckle and honeycomb aroma. 140g/l residual sugar gives weight and unctuous richness to the palate, with a bite of Seville orange bitterness cutting through the sweetness.

  • Neal Martin, April 2018, Score: 94-96

    The 2017 Suduiraut was picked via three tries, with 75% of the crop picked in the second tries from 4 to 15 October. The harvest finished on 19 October, one of the last in Sauternes and after Yquem. “We were touched by the frost but not in the top terroir,” winemaker Pierre Montegut told me. It is matured in around 50% new oak. It has an expressive, harmonious bouquet with dried honey, white flowers and a touch of gripe water (a children’s medicine for those in the United States. I have been informed there is no equivalent on the other side of the Atlantic). The palate is well balanced with a viscous opening, well judged acidity, plenty of botrytized fruit with a long, lightly spiced finish that feels so fresh and vital. This is a superb Suduiraut from Pierre Montegut and his team. 2023 - 2050

  • Antonio Galloni, May 2018, Score: 94-97

    The 2017 Suduiraut stands out for its stunning interplay of botrytis-inflected richness and freshness. Candied orange peel, passionfruit, mint and lemon confit are some of the many notes that develop in the glass. Medium in body, with terrific freshness and energy, Suduiraut has so much to offer. Only the fruit from the last two picks made it into the Grand Vin.

  • Wine Advocate, April 2018, Score: 93-95

    The 2017 Suduiraut has a compelling brininess to the nose with a core of lemon curd, lime cordial and green mango with touches of musk perfume and chalk dust. The mouth is very rich and packed with decadent layers, with just enough freshness and great length.

  • Matthew Jukes, April 2018, Score: 18.5

    There was a little frost here, but none of it affected the best plots. This is a vintage with botrytis affecting grapes that were ripe but not overripe and so there was a lot of acidity in the grapes in addition to the botrytis. This brings a peculiar balance and while, in theory, this should make a long-lived wine but in practice it actually changes the balance of the wine and brings freshness to the whole. Lovely!

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 am...Read more

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.Read less

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.

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