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Château Doisy-Védrines (37.5cl) 2019
Sauternes AOC 2eme Grand Cru Classe
Critics have been raving over the sweet wines of Doisy-Védrines, a tiny château next to the Premier Cru Sauternes estates Climens and Coutet. With 93 Suckling points, it's glorious now with honeyed orange and lemon notes; amazing in years to come.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Long, sweet flavours of pineapple, honey, orange peel and spice
Aroma
Exotic fruit, orange and dried apricot with hints of caramel
Doisy-Védrines has been in the Castéja family since 1840 and is today run by Pierre Castéja. He maintains exceptionally high standards at the cellar and will declassify a whole vintage if he believes the wines won’t be up to Grand Vin standard. Batches of grapes are fermented separately in oak barriques, then left to mature. After a year, each vat is tested to see if it's worthy of inclusion in the Grand Vin. 2019 was a low-yielding vintage in Sauternes, due to warm, damp spring conditions, but the little that was harvested (a meagre 10hl/ha) was superb. Critics describe the "racy freshness" of this wine; Suckling calls it "refined and fresh". One to savour on its own or with a strawberry tart with crème anglaise or blue cheeses.
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