Sauternes and Barsac
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Bordeaux 2025: Ideal conditions lead to luscious SauternesExceptional conditions for exceptional wines...
By Georgie Hindle Published
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Decanter’s Dream Destination: Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, Sauternes, FranceA five-star Relais & Châteaux property where four worlds intersect...
By Georgie Hindle Published
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Sauternes: Sip young, savour oldFinding the right sweet spot...
By Stephen Brook Published
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Best Sauternes & Barsac 2024 wines tasted en primeurAn in-depth look at the Sauternes & Barsac en primeur 2024 wines...
By Valeria Tenison Last updated
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Best Sauternes & Barsac 2023 wines tasted en primeurAn in-depth look at the Pessac-Léognan en primeur 2023 wines...
By Panos Kakaviatos Last updated
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Château Bastor-Lamontagne – Traditional Sauternes, reinventedSponsor Content Created With Château Bastor-Lamontagne
Unique Sauternes with trademark minerality...
By Decanter Staff Last updated
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Discovering dry white wines from Sauternes plus 18 to seek outFresh thinking for a style revolution in a famed region...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Collector’s guide: Napa Valley wineMarket trends, top names and how to buy the wines
By Chris Mercer Last updated
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Best Sauternes and Barsac 2022 wines tasted en primeurA look at the Sauternes and Barsac 2022 wines...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Sauternes – shaken or stirred?A new approach to engaging consumers towards sweet wines...
By Jacopo Mazzeo Published
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Napa Valley Grapegrowers to receive climate change fundingFunding comes from a US Department of Agriculture grant...
By Clive Pursehouse Last updated
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Best Sauternes and Barsac 2021 wines tasted en primeurA look at the Sauternes and Barsac 2021 wines...
By Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Rare Napa wine of Judgement of Paris fame sells for $12,000Bottle of 1973 Cabernet from Stag's Leap Wine Cellars...
By Chris Mercer Published
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What’s the difference between Sauternes and Tokaji Aszú? – Ask DecanterWhat are the key differences between the two well-established sweet wines made with botrytis-infused grapes?
By Sylvia Wu Last updated
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Château Guiraud gets new majority owner in SauternesOwnership change set to further develop tourism and sustainability projects...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Sauternes: Five vintages to drink nowMake the most of the sumptuous delights of Sauternes...
By Stephen Brook Published
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Best Sauternes and Barsac 2020 wines tasted en primeurJane Anson presents an overview of the 2020 vintage in Sauternes and Barsac revealing her highest-scoring wines and top-value picks.
By Jane Anson Published
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Suduiraut 2020 released with price jump vs 2019High-scoring Suduiraut joins several Sauternes wines in the campaign...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Anson: Tasting the celebrated Sauternes 2001 vintageJane Anson tastes a vaunted sweet wine vintage in Bordeaux at 20 years old...
By Jane Anson Last updated
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Top Sauternes & Barsac 2018 wines: Re-tasted in the bottle2018 was a concentrated and powerful year, where patience was key due to the late onset of the botrytis, says Anson.
By Jane Anson Published
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Château Climens launches a Sauternes-finish gin with Salcombe Distilling CoLimited-edition Salcombe Gin Voyager Series Phantom offers 'aromas and flavours that you’ll find in a Sauternes wine'...
By Julie Sheppard Last updated
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Dicing with the Devil
For the Sauternes grower every vintage is a knife edge gamble, but, finds CLIVE COATES MW, the results can be truly worthy of the heartache.
By Clive Coates MW Last updated
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Best Sauternes & Barsac 2019 wines tasted en primeurEn primeur samples showed concentration and balance....
By Jane Anson Published
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Mango and Sauternes: Ch’ng Poh Tiong ColumnSauternes and mangoes - not so dissimilar
By Ch'ng Poh Tiong Last updated
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Sauternes 2002 & 2003These two great recent vintages – the underrated elegant 2002 and the powerful, rich 2003 – have been somewhat overlooked. STEPHEN BROOK explains why
By Stephen Brook Last updated
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Pessac-Léognan and Sauternes: Beyond the paleBy Michael Schuster Last updated
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Sauternes cocktails stir up debate in BordeauxUsing the sweet wine in cocktails has divided opinion among châteaux...
By Chris Mercer Published
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Expert’s Choice: Sauternes 2015Perhaps more reliant on getting the ‘right’ weather than most, Bordeaux’s famed sweet wine region struck lucky in 2015, and the wines are a delight for any fan. Stephen Brook selects his top picks...
By Stephen Brook Published
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Sauternes and Barsac Vintage GuideBy Georgie Hindle Last updated
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Sauternes: A fresh debateWhat determines freshness in Sauternes? Is it down to terroir? Vintage perhaps? Or maybe it’s the winemaker’s influence? James Lawther MW considers the relative impact of each of these factors…
By James Lawther MW Last updated
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Producer profile: Château d’YquemFine-tuning in vineyard and cellar and a move towards freshness and finesse in both the esteemed Sauternes and dry white have sparked criticism...
By Stephen Brook Last updated
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Top Sauternes 2017 winesScores and tasting notes...
By Jane Anson Last updated