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Wine Enthusiast – My Wine of the Bordeaux Vintage 2017
12 April 2018
Château Coutet 2017 Barrel Sample (Barsac); 95-97 points. This wine shows great balance and poised elegance. Its botrytis fruit gives it rich intensity, with a ripe orange-marmalade flavor and layers of tight acidity. This will be a wine for serious aging and not ready to drink before 2024. Roger Voss
Jancis Robinson – Southwold 2014s tasting – whites
2 March 2018
Château Coutet 2014: 18/20 Tasted blind. Deep gold. Pungent, creamy and interesting. Masses of glorious fruit in rich and varied array. So many exciting grace notes.Drink
Wine Spectator – Top 100 list of Wine
26 December 2017
No.3 of Top 100 list of Wine: Château Coutet 2014 – 96/100 Owned and operated by the Baly family since 1977, Bordeaux’s Château Coutet derives its name from the Gascon word for knife, referencing the “cut” imparted by the Barsac appellation’s unique soil, whose limestone content gives its sweet wines their signature crisp, lively impression. […]
Wine Enthusiast – Château Coutet 2014
5 December 2017
Château Coutet 2014 – 97/100 Cellar Selection: Powered by intense botrytis, this wine is opulent and ripe, with spice, yellow fruit and honey flavors. It has just the right balance of acidity to maintain its shape and proportions. It’s likely to age well over many years.
Jancis Robinson.com – Bordeaux 2015 in bottle
8 November 2017
Château Coutet 2015 – 18/20 Quite dense and spicy without being that sweet. Lots of density and extremely difficult to spit! Long and creditable. Good tanginess too. You could drink this already but that would probably be foolish. Lots of grip.
Wine Enthusiast – The Beautiful Bounty of Botrytized Wines
10 September 2017
Château Coutet 2011 – 96 points Well balanced, this gorgeously ripe wine is packed full of fresh yellow fruits, ripe oranges and lemon. The fruit counterpoints the generous, dense structure that offers the dry core of botrytis. Acidity gives a line of freshness at the end.
Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2018 – Château Coutet 2016
25 August 2017
Château Coutet 2016 – 19/20 Le nez très élégant évoque l’ananas frais. La matière est onctueuse et souple, tout en suavité et d’un raffinement singulier. Un vin de volume et de finesse qui s’impose comme la grande réussite de ce millésime.
La Revue du Vin de France – Des 2015 forcément sublimes et des 2014 plus accéssibles
25 August 2017
Millésime 2014 : Une très belle affaire pour les amateurs Château Coutet 2014 – 18.5-19/20 Une belle dynamique, de l’équilibre, un milieu de bouche ample et une finale longue au fruit charnu masi vif. On oscille entre mandarine et note de pierre à fusil. Pierre Citerne, Olivier Poels et Roberto petronio
