Sainsbury's, Taste the Difference, Sauternes, Bordeaux, 2015

90
Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at Sainsbury's Autumn/Winter tasting, London, 25 Sep 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2025
Made by the premier cru Château Guiraud, this is a rich and unctuous Sauternes, with 76g/L of residual sugar, but kept from being cloying by a seam of bracing acidity. The 65% Sémillon and 35% Sauvignon Blanc from 35-year-old vines sees 12 months' oak ageing, giving a subtle toasty vanilla edge to the apricot, honey and barley sugar palate.
Sainsbury's, Taste the Difference Sauternes, Bordeaux 2015
Producer
Sainsbury's
Brand
Taste the Difference
Vintage
2015
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
France
Region
Appellation
Sauternes
Sweetness
Sweet
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.50%
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
35% Sauvignon Blanc
65% Sémillon