Château Doisy-Vedrines - Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 (750ml) Cadillac

Château Doisy-Vedrines - Sauternes (Grand Cru Classé) 2016 (750ml) CadillacProfessional Ratings 95Wine Enthusiast This almost dry wine is full of botrytized fruit tones. Well balanced, it is likely to turn into a rich, dense wine as it matures, with ample acidity that shines on the finish. Barrel Sample: 9395 Points 93Wine Spectator A racy and pure style, with a honeysuckle note leading off, followed quickly by white peach, pineapple and yellow apple fruit flavors mixed with acacia and orange blossom hints. Best from 2022

Vineyard Planting Year: 2004-2011

cassis and warm plums with touches of spice box and pencil shavings

Salad Niçoise w/ rare tuna - C

The palate is filled with dark berry fruit and the soft tannins provide a lingering finish

With its dark tannins and licorice aroma

98 points - Beverage Dynamics

with a crisp acidity that carries all the way through

a beautifully balanced

with nice transparency of fruit and a juicy finish

boysenberries and warm cassis plus nuances of pencil shavings

The Pinot Nero di Colterenzio shows a crystalline ruby red colour in the glass

A nice tug of iron appears very late on the finish as the fruit lingers on