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18 June 2024

In my glass this month: From time to time, I’ll open a white wine that’s past its best: flat, thin, lifeless. It’s always disappointing. Not so with the Opalie, Bordeaux 2020 (£30-£34 Honest Grapes, Ideal Wine Co, IG Wines, Starling Wines), a dry white Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blend from Barsac’s Château Coutet, I was actually too […]

18 June 2024

Château Coutet 2023: 96-97/100Aged for 18 months in barrel, and the child of four separate tris (the key, third outing taking place on and after October 2), this is a triumphant Coutet, every bit as good as the 2014, according to cellar master Laurier Giradot. The juxtaposition of high acidity (tartaric acid is only degraded […]

14 June 2024

Au cours des cinquante dernières années, seule une catégorie de vin n’aura pas bénéficié d’un intérêt accru de la part des consommateurs du monde entier. C’est celle des vins doux, tout autant victimes d’une douceur sucrée qui a aujourd’hui mauvaise presse que du manque d’ambition de beaucoup de leurs producteurs, certes pris dans le cercle […]

30 May 2024

Château Coutet 2023: 93/100Pale golden yellow, silver reflections. Floral touch, white peach, delicate background with apricot and pineapple, inviting bouquet. Medium complexity, sweet tropical fruit, fine honey note, mineral, integrated acidity, balanced, has a certain elegance and length.Peter Moser

27 May 2024

Best Dessert: Château CoutetIn 1787, former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, then ambassador to France, celebrated Château Coutet as the best Sauternes. Even centuries later, Château Coutet still creates some of the best dessert wines out there, including this Sauternes Blend. This style of wine is known for its thick texture and honey-sweet flavor, and this […]

27 May 2024

2023 Château Coutet: 97/100Superb Barsac energy and keen spice, almost Cayenne pepper with pronounced ginger, clove and both dry and fresh fig. Tasted twice with the same beguiling results, this wonderful wine exudes balance that reflects both opulence and verve (165 grams per litre of residual sugar, 3.66pH). The acidity makes the wines vivacious and […]

27 May 2024

Château Coutet 2023: 93-95/100A blend of 95% Semillon, 4% Sauvignon Blanc, and 1% Muscadelle, the 2023 Coutet has 165g/l of residual sugar and a pH of 3.66. It is pale lemon-straw in color and scoots out of the glass with eager-to-please notes of lemon meringue pie, fresh nectarines, and key lime pie, leading to touches […]

17 May 2024

Château Coutet 2023 : 92-94Des notes très fraiches de menthe poivrée, de poire pochée au safran et des arômes légèrement séveux composent un nez séduisant. La bouche est bien plus ronde avec une texture onctueuse sur la compote d’abricot, l’ananas Victoria et la mangue. Quelques notes de miel au safran en finale apportent un supplément […]

15 May 2024

Château Coutet 2023: 97-98/100Expression aromatique sur les agrumes, citron en particulier, merveilleux équilibre, grande richesse en liqueur, digne des millésime de légende. Michel Bettane   Opalie de Château Coutet 2023 : 94/100Nerveux, frais, subtil, avec un corps remarquable, un modèle de vin sec. Michel Bettane