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Sauternes 1er Cru Clas

The 1959 Sigalas Rabaud is a stylish, finesse-styled Sauternes, with a lovely roasted/sweet honeyed character with melon, tropical fruit, and vanillin scents. This is a textbook example of Sigalas Rabaud that requires consumption.
The 1959 vintage is considered historic and is part of a period in Bordeaux that produced exceptional wines. Wines from this vintage, including those from Sauternes estates like Sigalas Rabaud, are highly valued by collectors for their quality and aging potential.

Château Sigalas-Rabaud is a prestigious wine estate located in the Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux, France. …
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Price: £395.00
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Barsac

The 1955 Château Doisy-Védrines is an extraordinary dessert wine from the renowned Barsac appellation in Bordeaux. As a Premier Cru Classé estate in the 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac, Château Doisy-Védrines is celebrated for its ability to craft lusciously sweet wines that age gracefully over decades, and this vintage is a true testament to that reputation.

In the glass, the wine displays a golden amber hue, deepened by its years of aging, with glimmers of copper at the edges. The nose is richly aromatic, offering a complex bouquet of dried apricots, honey, and candied citrus peel, interwoven with notes of saffron, toasted almonds, and a hint of botrytis-driven spice. …
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Price: £375.00
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Creme de Tete, Sauternes

The 1950 Chateau Gilette is a beautiful Sauternes dessert wine still has a wonderful golden colour. It tastes young and vibrant, with good acidity and finish.

Château Gilette is a Bordeaux wine estate located in the Sauternes appellation within the Bordeaux region of France. It is renowned for producing sweet white wines, particularly Sauternes, which are made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes affected by noble rot. Noble rot, or botrytis cinerea, is a beneficial fungus that concentrates the sugars and flavors in the grapes, resulting in luscious and complex sweet wines. …
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Price: £349.00
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Sauternes

The 1950 Château Grillon represents a unique opportunity to experience an aged Sauternes wine. Its complexity, depth, and sweetness, balanced by acidity, make it a remarkable example of the enduring quality of Sauternes wines. Enjoying such a wine is a special occasion, offering a glimpse into the history and tradition of Bordeaux winemaking.

Château Grillon is a lesser-known producer in the Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux, famous for its sweet dessert wines made primarily from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes affected by noble rot (Botrytis cinerea). 1950 was a challenging year for Bordeaux as a whole, but Sauternes often performs better in less-than-ideal conditions due to the unique characteristics of noble rot. …
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Price: £275.00
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Sauternes 2eme Cru Classe

Tasting Notes from Cellar Tracker (2017) Good fill level, not decanted. Clear, salmon-amber color. Needs lots of air to open up and offers the wonderful perfume that only a truly great Sauternes can produce: Notes of honey, herbs, spices, all woven into one complex blend. The sweetness has perfectly blended in over the last half century and is balanced perfectly by the high acidity. Very mulit-layered and extremely complex. Toffee, coffee, honey, spices, figs and much more. Astonishingly everything is at its right place, all components of acidity, flavors and alcohol are perfectly integrated. …
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Price: £449.00
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Sauternes
Sweet White Wine

About Chateau la Tour Blanche Château La Tour Blanche, nestled in the renowned Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux, France, is a historic estate celebrated for its exquisite sweet wines. Dating back to the 18th century, this picturesque property has been meticulously tended by devoted winemakers who have upheld a tradition of excellence. The vineyards, planted on gravelly and sandy soils, are predominantly composed of Sémillon, with smaller proportions of Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle, yielding grapes of exceptional quality and concentration. Embracing traditional winemaking techniques, including the development of noble rot, …
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Price: £495.00
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Sauternes
Label damaged and stained
Sweet White Wine

About Chateau la Tour Blanche Château La Tour Blanche, nestled in the renowned Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux, France, is a historic estate celebrated for its exquisite sweet wines. Dating back to the 18th century, this picturesque property has been meticulously tended by devoted winemakers who have upheld a tradition of excellence. The vineyards, planted on gravelly and sandy soils, are predominantly composed of Sémillon, with smaller proportions of Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle, yielding grapes of exceptional quality and concentration. Embracing traditional winemaking techniques, including the development of noble rot, …
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Price: £395.00
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Sauternes Premier Cru Classe
97 Points- Jeff Leve

An extremely rare and historic dessert wine from a top vintage in Bordeaux hailing from the Sauternes appellation. A Premier Cru Classé (First Growth) estate, ranked in the 1855 Bordeaux Classification. Sometimes referred to as 'Ancien Cru du Roy' as displayed on older labels. Sauternes wines from top vintages are renowned for their extraordinary longevity.

Tasting Notes:
Aged examples of such fine wine may showcase deep caramel, honey, dried apricots, candied citrus peel, saffron, and subtle nutty and spice notes of almond and vanilla. With nearly a century of ageing, expect a luscious texture with layers of caramelised fruits, honeycomb, and preserved citrus, balanced by vibrant acidity that keeps the wine fresh. …
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Price: £1,750.00
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Sauternes 1er Cru Classe
98 Points - Wine Advocate

A warm to hot vintage ideal for producing outstanding reds does not necessarily make for a great Sauternes vintage, but in the case of 1990 it did. Dry, warm winds in the autumn contributed to the level of concentration that this wine exhibits. Fortunately, a little rain in late September and early October ensured that botrytis flourished well in the end, the final factor necessary to achieve this extraordinary expression.

The 1990 d'Yquem is medium to deep golden colored, the 1990 d'Yquem opens with unabashed opulence, giving expressive notes of dried apricots, toffee, candied walnut, tree bark and sandalwood with nuances of preserved mandarin peel, lemongrass and fallen leaves. …
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Price: £445.00
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Sauternes 1er Cru Classe
***98 points - Robert Parker***

Yquem is indisputedly the best wine in Sauternes and may well be the finest sweet wine in the world.

Meticulously made with incredible power, texture, complexity and ageing potential The 1989 is a powerful, intense, rich wine; astonishingly complex; perfectly balanced and a fine, persistent finish.

98 points
Robert Parker, Bordeaux Book (4), January 2003
What a remarkable trilogy of vintages for Chateau d'Yquem (I am speaking of the 1990, 1989 and 1988). This vintage leans more toward the 1990 than 1988 in style. It is a very unctuously textured, medium gold-colored Yquem that is oozing with honey-soaked oranges, pineapples, apricots, and peaches. …
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Price: £495.00
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Sauternes 1er Grand Cru Classe
Sweet White Wine

Château d'Yquem is considered by many to be Bordeaux’s single greatest wine and it is the only wine in France to hold the Premier Cru Superieur (Great First Growth) designation. The uncompromising pursuit of quality is what sets this sweet white wine apart – a standard meticulously maintained throughout the estate’s history.

Chateau d`Yquem is often described as the greatest sweet wine in the world. After centuries of family ownership, Yquem was finally sold in acrimonious circumstances to Louis Vuitton-Moët-Hennessy in 1999. However, its former owner and director Alexandre de Lur-Saluce remains in charge. …
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Price: £495.00
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Sauternes

This is a classic Sauternes with a great deal of sweetness, plenty of ripeness, and obvious aromas of toasty, smoky new oak. The wine exhibits finesse and complexity, a style of Sauternes that will have its admirers, particularly among those who like to drink these wines as an aperitif.

Château Guiraud is a renowned wine estate located in the Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux, France. With a history dating back to the 18th century, the estate has established itself as a leading producer of prestigious sweet wines. Spanning approximately 100 hectares, the vineyard benefits from a unique terroir characterized by gravelly, sandy, and limestone soils, ideal for cultivating Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes affected by noble rot. …
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Price: £149.00
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Sauternes
Sweet White Wine

Apricot jam, candied apple, candied orange, orange marmalade, cream, honey, sweet yet still very crisp and vibrant with a long finish.

About Chateau la Tour Blanche Château La Tour Blanche, nestled in the renowned Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux, France, is a historic estate celebrated for its exquisite sweet wines. Dating back to the 18th century, this picturesque property has been meticulously tended by devoted winemakers who have upheld a tradition of excellence. The vineyards, planted on gravelly and sandy soils, are predominantly composed of Sémillon, with smaller proportions of Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle, yielding grapes of exceptional quality and concentration. …
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Price: £129.00
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Sauternes

This lovely 1971 Sauternes has a lovely deep golden colour, peaches, apricots pineapple immediately jump out in the glass, medium sweet with good acidity and great length, a keeper.
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Price: £119.00
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Sauternes 1er Grand cru Classe
Sweet White Wine

Yquem is indisputedly the best wine in Sauternes and may well be the finest sweet wine in the world.

A year with a wet spring and cooler-than-average weather until July. Heavy rain fell in mid-September, followed by three weeks of dry weather and two small windows of opportunity around the 20th of October that were taken advantage of to pick most of the crop. The ensuing four weeks of rain ruined the remaining grapes. A small production for this discreet, medium-sweet vintage of Yquem.

The pleasure derived from tasting Yquem is difficult to describe. It offers a myriad of well-balanced, complex flavours that generate even more harmonies over time. …
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Price: £795.00
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Sauternes 1er Grand cru Classe

Yquem is indisputedly the best wine in Sauternes and may well be the finest sweet wine in the world.

A good wine. On the nose, bthere is some orange marmalade, honey and spice character in this wine. Turns quite woody, with lots of caramel.

YQUEM NOTES: It was very cold from April to September which dashed hopes for good ripeness. The deluge in late September (100 mm in 8 days) was very worrying, but things changed all of a sudden. The rain stopped and it was finally warm. There were two fine passes from the 3rd to the 12th of October and a third from the 16th to the 20th, however it was difficult to find grapes with high enough sugar levels. …
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Price: £849.00
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Barsac
Damaged label | Good Level

The 1955 Château Doisy-Védrines is an extraordinary dessert wine from the renowned Barsac appellation in Bordeaux. As a Premier Cru Classé estate in the 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac, Château Doisy-Védrines is celebrated for its ability to craft lusciously sweet wines that age gracefully over decades, and this vintage is a true testament to that reputation.

In the glass, the wine displays a golden amber hue, deepened by its years of aging, with glimmers of copper at the edges. The nose is richly aromatic, offering a complex bouquet of dried apricots, honey, and candied citrus peel, interwoven with notes of saffron, toasted almonds, and a hint of botrytis-driven spice. …
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Price: £295.00
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Sauternes Premiere Grand Cru Classe
Half Bottle 37.5cl

Considered as the greatest white wine in the world, Château d'Yquem, located on a small hill, enjoys a microclimate and an exceptional terroir. The vineyard, which has no fewer than 150 parcels of different soil, is cherished throughout the year, each vine receives an average of 50 treatments per year. The selection is particularly rigorous for the grand vin of château d'Yquem: it is often said that a vine produces only one glass of wine .

Tasting note: The 1955 Château d'Yquem, Sauternes Premier Grand Cru Classé, is a stunning example of this legendary sweet wine. It displays a deep amber-golden hue, a testament to its age. …
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Price: £595.00
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1er Cru Classe Barsac

The 1950 Chateau Climens has a lovely nose of mandarin, orange-blossom and a touch of peach, although to be honest it is not a million miles better than the ’69. A little “smudged” by alcohol. The palate has a ripe, citrus and mandarin inspired entry, vibrant palate with good depth, touches of quince and barley sugar towards the finish.

Château Climens is a renowned estate located in the Barsac appellation within the Sauternes region of Bordeaux, France. Château Climens is known for producing sweet white wines, often made from Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle grapes affected by noble rot. …
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Price: £395.00
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