All of the next 2023 Sauternes and 2023 Barsac wines had been tasted in Bordeaux in April in non-blind tasting problems. Most of the wines had been tasted at the assets. Nonetheless, I also tasted numerous wines at Negociants, and Consultants, as perfectly as with numerous trade teams.
2023 Bastor Lamontagne – Sauternes – Candied lemons, pineapple, marmalade, and white peaches with honey on the nose are fantastic for the medium-bodied, clean, sweet, palate. This lighter, fresher, Sauternes is a great wine to pair with savory classes, or provide as an aperitif. Consume from 2026-2040. 91-93 Pts
2023 Broustet – Barsac – Roasted nuts, and pineapples with floral accents glow listed here. The wine is fantastic for early-ingesting satisfaction with honey, pineapple, and cashew character. The is likely to be delightful as a chilled aperitif, or with savory classes. Consume from 2026-2038. 89-91 Pts
2023 Clos-Haut-Peyraguey – Sauternes – Caramel, brown sugar, roasted pineapples, vanilla, toasted orange peels, spice, candied oranges and apricots merge and make it materialize in the nose, and palate. function alongside one another to generate the focus trying to get fragrance. What’s not to like? It is unctuous, spicy, racy, lush, ripe, and sweet On the palate, the wine is viscous, sweet, and intensive. You discover a prosperity of honey-coated pineapples, apricots, mangos, marzipan, vanilla, and spice that are as creamy, and unctuous, as they are clean, and vivid. The wine blends 80% Semillon with 20% Sauvignon Blanc. Consume from 2028-2049. 94-96 Pts
2023 Coutet – Barsac – Bouquets, pineapples, candied orange rind, lemon curd, and saffron aromatics are all more than the location listed here in the nose, and palate. The wine is flawlessly well balanced involving its sweet, and zesty aspect, with sufficient, honeyed fruit, vanilla, roasted nuts, and more than ripe pineapples. This is by now basically excellent, and it is only likely to get improved from listed here. Consume from 2027-2050. 95-97 Pts
2023 De Fargues – Sauternes – Bouquets, ripe, sweet, candied pineapples, toasted nuts. mangos and apricots supply depth, purity, sweetness, and a racy elevate. The fruit provides depth, elevate, duration, and a trace of spice that provides complexity to the honey-drenched tropical fruits. Consume from 2027-2055. 95-97 Pts
2023 Doisy Daene – Barsac – Vanilla, bouquets, candied pineapple, white peach, apricots, orange skins, and roasted nuts. The vibrance on the palate, with the purity, and strength in the tropical fruits, paired with sufficient acidity to give this elevate will make this a genuine, sweet, take care of. Consume from 2026-2050. 94-96 Pts
2023 Doisy Vedrines – Sauternes – Candied lemons, mango, honey, spice, and yellow, tropical fruits slathered in honey are at function listed here. The wine is zesty, with sweetness and a racy complete. Consume from 2027-2040. 92-94 Pts
2023 Guiraud – Sauternes – Floral, sweet, and energetic, with pineapples, lemon curd, honeysuckle, candied mangos, and roasted nuts, with a contact of saffron coming in at the finish of the nose. Correctly perched involving its sweet, and racy aspect, with duration, purity, freshness, and sweetness, nonetheless it stays gentle on its toes. This would seem to be a new period for Guiraud, with Sandrine Garbay in demand. Consume from 2027-2050. 95-97 Pts
2023 La Tour Blanche – Sauternes – Brilliant, sweet, honeyed, yellow citrus, and candied orange rind, zesty, and clean, sweet, and dazzling… Candied lemon, pineapple, and honey with floral accents, apricots, and hints of white peach on the nose, and on the sweet, medium/comprehensive-bodied, clean, mango, and pineapple-infused palate. Consume from 2025-2045. 92-94 Pts
2023 Lafaurie-Peyraguey – Sauternes – Apricot, saffron, cashew nuts, roasted pineapples, candied tangerine, mango, and vanilla bean aromatics enable you know you are in for a sweet, take care of. Juxtaposed involving candied, and vivid, the wine is intensive, racy, and sweet, leaving you with ripe, incredibly ripe, and overripe pineapples, apricots, spice, honey, and vanilla bean. The wine is made from 100% Semillon. Consume from 2029-2055. 95-97 Pts
2023 Sigalas Rabaud – Sauternes – Juicy, ripe, and overripe pineapples, apricots, candied white peaches, caramel, bouquets, and honey are all more than the location. The complete is all about the honey-slathered, ripe, and more than ripe, sweet tropical fruits with their racy edge. You can take pleasure in this early as perfectly as age it. Consume from 2026-2045. 92-94 Pts
2023 Suduiraut – Sauternes – Depth is the key phrase listed here. The prosperity of ripe, and overripe white peaches, pineapples, pears, roasted cashews, apricots, spice, and vanilla is off the hook! The wine is loaded, opulent, and seductive, but there is sufficient racy acidity supplying this sweet take care of the elevate it requires. Prolonged, and seamless, this is a genuine, decadent take care of, that enthusiasts of sweet wines must have in their cellars. It will age for many years. The wine was produced from 100% Semillon. Consume from 2025-2060. 97-99 Pts
Up Following, we shift to glance at all of the greatest 2023 White Bordeaux Wine that we tasted.
