White

Sauternes

Château Rieussec

Sauternes · France

Fact sheet

Type
White
Grape
Bordeaux-style White Blend
Country
France
Region
Sauternes
Appellation
Sauternes
Body
full
Acidity
high
Sweetness
sweet

Food pairing

foie gras · soft cheese · fruit desserts · pâté · creme brulee · spicy Asian dishes

Rated vintages

  • 201494 pts

    Layered botrytis that gives the wine both its richness and dense texture. It is sweet but with a dry core and crisp acidity, it will age well. It is going to be a beautiful wine, with tropical fruits, apricots and wonderful final acidity. Drink from 2025.

  • 200995 pts

    This closed, reticent wine promises to pack a rich, generous punch in the future. Its potential shows in the botrytis flavor and the touches of smoky wood and apricot jelly. With this leashed power, it promises to be a very fine wine.

  • 200594 pts

    You get both apricots and honeyed botrytis aromas that are followed through by a dry core, very full-bodied with richness, the sweetness of the yellow jam fruits, apricots and mangoes gliding over the palate. Delicious, and certainly ageworthy.