Classification | Cru Classe |
Type | Sweet |
Brand | Chateau Rieussec |
Vintage | 1997 |
Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux, Sauternes |
Volume | 0,75 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Drinkable | -2024 |
Stock | 0 |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Perfect |
Condition | Perfect |
Label | Bin stained |
This wine contains an extremely high percentage of Semillon (usually about 90%), which was to its benefit in 1997. The wine is light medium gold-colored, with a blockbuster nose of Grand Marnier liqueur intertwined with flower blossoms, smoky new oak, and coconut. Well-integrated wood has resulted in a seamless, full-bodied, unctuously-textured wine with considerable sweetness. This is a stunningly proportioned, beautifully pure wine.
Rene Gabriel rates this wine 18/20 points.