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Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2007 - First Bottle

Reviews

97 Wine Enthusiast - Read

Powered by dry botrytis, this is a wine with immense potential. It has weight, complexity and richness, all under the cloak of botrytis. To leaven the power, there is acidity, but this is certainly for aging. *Cellar Selection*

97 James Suckling - Read

Yum. Aromas of orange blossom, lemon curd, dried apricot and cooked pears fill the glass. It’s full-bodied and very sweet, yet tangy and lively from the vibrant acidity. Extremely long on the finish. Better in 2025, but already a joy to taste.

95 Wine Spectator - Read

Dried lemon and floral aromas lead to loads of botrytis spice and bitter lemon peel in this young, full-bodied sweetie, with hints of lively lime and honey. Medium sweet. Very intense. Best after 2014.

94 Vinous - Read

The 2007 Suduiraut was cropped at 16hl/ha. It has a similar bouquet to the bottle I last encountered in 2016. It opens gradually with scents of dried honey, apricot blossom and a touch more melted wax than I recall. The palate is very well balanced with intense botrytised fruit, a fine line of acidity, perhaps just a little drier than it was a couple of years back, though developing intriguing notes of mandarin, tangerine, white pepper and Clementine. It is drinking beautifully now although it will clearly continue to age gracefully over another two decades. 131gm/L residual sugar. Tasted at the Suduiraut vertical at the château.

94 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - Read

The 2007 Suduiraut is a Sauternes that is just beginning to "motor" as it approaches its tenth birthday. The bouquet is much more open than when I last tasted this wine in 2011, with upfront honey, lemon rind and apricot blossom aromas that pack a punch. The palate is powerful and intense, layers of honeyed fruit, crisp acidity and the Sauvignon Blanc component now giving way more to Sémillon. This is a Sauternes of width and girth and as such it deserves another decade in bottle. Just superb. Tasted July 2016.

Technical Details

Blend95% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc
WinemakerPierre Montegut
CountryFrance
RegionBordeaux
AppellationSauternes
Aging/Cooperage35% new barrels, 35% from barrels of one vintage, 30% in old barrels for 20 months
Residual Sugar134 gm/L
Alcohol14%
PH3.9

Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2007

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Wow! It’s a wonderful day when our container from Bordeaux arrives with pristine, ex-Chateau cases of aged Sauternes at a price that crushes the competition. We got both, so we are one happy crew!!

More on the history of Suduiraut below, but first...we have to gush about this wine. Botrytis (the noble rot) has worked its magic here, and you will not be prepared for the intensity and sheer layers of complex fruit and spice this wine delivers. Exotic citrus fruits for days, apricots (dried and fresh), honey, orange flower water, and so much more, all with immense power, yet tangy acidity. Incredible!! DO ANYTHING to grab some at our astounding price -- we have just a few cases!!

Located close to Chateau d'Yquem, the winery has 90 hectares under vine, and is planted to 88% Semillon and 12% Sauvignon Blanc. They have a long history in Sauternes that dates all the way back to 1580, when Leonard de Suduiraut married Nicole d’Allard. The estate and vineyards were completely renovated at the end of the 17th century by Count Blaise de Suduiraut. The Count, who was the grandson of the founder, hired the designer of the gardens at Versailles to create something truly special for the winery.

Always an incredible overdeliverer (and not even close to d’Yquem pricing!), get enough to keep a few in the cellar -- it will age for decades and more with ease!!

PAIRING IDEAS: Of course, foie gras is the classic pairing, and if you have the inclination, buy some lobes and sear them and go to heaven. BUT, if you’re planning dessert...do a cheesecake. Make one, or buy your favorite, but get the best you can. Maybe with a more exotic cheese or grilled pineapple, or goat cheese...or all those! A perfect pair, for sure.

MUSIC SUGGESTIONS: Go swellegant. “Fly Me To The Moon” from Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Etta Jones, Harry Connick... You get the idea!

About the Producer

The estate took the name of Suduiraut in 1580 on the marriage of Nicole d'Allard to Leonard de Suduiraut. The chateau was plundered and burned down during the Fronde insurrection, then rebuilt in the XVII century. It was re-named Cru du Roy in the late 18th century on being taken over by a nephew of the Suduiraut family, Jean Joseph Duroy, Baron of Noaillan. The family home then acquired a cartouche featuring the Suduiraut and Duroy coats of arms, which was to give rise to the escutcheon used by Chateau Suduiraut today. On 18 April 1855 the estate was classed as a Premier Cru during the official wine classification program in the Gironde winegrowing area.