Sauternes

Bastor Lamontagne 2018 (750ML)

93 DE / 88-90 WA This is good stuff and extremely enjoyable. It's a rich sunflower yellow in colour with aromatics that are succulent from the off. It has a silky texture with lovely lime blossom and citrus curd notes...

Carmes De Rieussec 2010 (750ML)

92 JS This is so delicious and fruity with loads of intense dried pineapple and apples. Full body, lightly sweet. It shows bright acidity and a wonderful finish. Hints of cream and vanilla. Drink or hold. - James...

Carmes De Rieussec 2012 (375ML)

88-91 WS The 87/10/3 Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle blend is plump and open-knit with green plum, nectarine and coconut notes with a round, easy feel through the plantain-tinged finish. - James Molesworth, Wine...

Carmes De Rieussec 2015 (750ML)

93 AG / 92 WANM / 91 WA / 90 WS / 92-93 JS  A wine of joy and pure pleasure, the 2015 Carmes de Rieussec is absolutely delicious. Rieussec's second wine is bright and lifted, yet shows plenty of depth in its...

Carmes De Rieussec 2017 (750ML)

92-93 JS / 90-92 JD / 90-92 WA / 89-91 VM This is very spicy and full of botrytis with a medium to full body, apple, pear and hints of lemon. Medium sweet and has an effect of being dry at the finish. - James...

Climens 1988 (750ML)

96 RP The 1988 reveals layer upon layer of honeyed pineapple-and orange-scented and -flavored fruit, vibrant acidity, high levels of botrytis, and a fabulously long, yet well-focused finish. It is a great wine. Robert...

Climens 2003 (1.5L)

96 JS Loads of honey, maple syrup, dried apricot and spice. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a refined, spicy character. Pretty wine. Masses of botrytis. This is refined and long, a racy wine compared with the power and...

Climens 2003 (375ML)

96 JS Loads of honey, maple syrup, dried apricot and spice. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a refined, spicy character. Pretty wine. Masses of botrytis. This is refined and long, a racy wine compared with the power and...

Climens 2005 (375ML)

97 WA / 96 DE / 95 WS / 94+ VM Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Chteau Climens just soars from the glass with layers of clear honey, marmalade, nectarine and minerals all beautifully carved...

Climens 2006 (375ML)

96 WA / 94 WS / 18 JR Tasted at Chateau Climens. A slightly lighter colour than the 2007. The nose has a tightly-coiled bouquet of tinned apricot and orange-blossom, with a hint of tangerine in the background. The palate...

Climens 2007 (6.0L)

99+ WA Tasted twice at UGC tastings, it was actually under blind conditions that the Climens 2007 re-confirmed its status as the best Sauternes of the vintage. It retains an ethereal bouquet of honey, white peach, apricot...

Coutet 2008 (750ML)

92 WA / 90+ VM / 90 WS / 16.5 JR Tasted single blind against its peers. This has a very floral, exuberant bouquet with white peach and grapefruit soaring from the glass. It is very pure and vivacious. The palate is...

Coutet 2009 (750ML)

96 WA / 96 JS / 95 WS Pale to medium gold colored, the 2009 Coutet leaps from the glass with warm apple pie, dried mango, fresh straw, lemongrass, ginger and crème caramel notes. The rich, concentrated, unctuous...

Coutet 2014 (750ML)

97 WE / 96 WS / 95 VM / 94 DE / 18 JR #3 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2017 #17 Wine Enthusiast's Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2018 Powered by intense botrytis, this wine is opulent and ripe, with spice, yellow fruit...

Coutet 2017 (750ML)

95-97 WA / 93-95 JD / 93-94 JS / 92-95 WS The 2017 Coutet has lovely notions of spice cake, fresh ginger and honeysuckle over a core of lemon curd, beeswax and preserved peaches. Rich, spicy and quite decadent in the mouth,...

D'Yquem 1893 (750ML)

D'Yquem 1895 (750ML)

D'Yquem 1949 (750ML)

94 WS From a very good vintage in Sauternes comes this exotic Yquem, packed with amazing orange marmalade and dried apricot flavors.--Yquem vertical. Drink now through 2020.

D'Yquem 1959 (375ML)

97 WS Classic, exciting Yquem. Silky, creamy and round, yet armed with plenty of intense botrytized flavors--dried apricot, raisin, dried fig. Full-bodied, with caramel and butterscotch complexity, it ends on a very intense...

D'Yquem 1975 (750ML)

100 RP / 20 JR / 98 WA Another perfect yquem, the 1975 (100 points). Evolving at a snail's pace, this Yquem has always reminded me of some of the legends of the 20th century, the 1937 and 1921 for example. The...

D'Yquem 1976 (750ML)

96 RP / 96 WA / 96 WS / 18.5 JR The 1976 Yquem continues to go from strength to strength. Who can ignore the awesome bouquet of spices, honeyed fruit, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and overripe melons? This full-bodied,...

D'Yquem 1990 (750ML)

99 RP An extraordinary effort, Yquem's 1990 is a rich and fabulously superb, sweet wine. This wine also possesses lots of elegance and finesse. The wine's medium gold color is accompanied by an exceptionally sweet nose of...

D'Yquem 1995 (3.0L)

95 WA “Served from an ex-chateau bottle. The 1995 Chateau d’Yquem is moving into its secondary aroma phase. A deep golden color, it has a dense and almost Barsac-like bouquet with tangerine, apricot, acacia and...

D'Yquem 1997 (750ML)

96 RP / 96 WS A sensational Yquem, 1997 may be this estates finest effort since 1990 (although I would not discount the 1996 turning out to be nearly as good). The 1997s light gold color is accompanied a gorgeous perfume of...

D'Yquem 2001 (375ML)

100 RP / 100 WS / 100 JS There are 10,000 cases of this perfect sweet white Bordeaux. The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed...

D'Yquem 2001 (750ML)

100 RP / 100 WS / 100 JS There are 10,000 cases of this perfect sweet white Bordeaux. The 2001 Yquem reveals a hint of green in its light gold color. While somewhat reticent aromatically, with airing, it offers up honeyed...

D'Yquem 2007 (3.0L)

98 WA / 96 WS Tasted single blind against its peers. Under blind conditions, the Yquem 2007 shines like a diamond. Nevertheless, it is initially rather taciturn on the nose, eventually opening up beautifully with touches of...

D'Yquem 2007 (6.0L)

98 WA / 96 WS Tasted single blind against its peers. Under blind conditions, the Yquem 2007 shines like a diamond. Nevertheless, it is initially rather taciturn on the nose, eventually opening up beautifully with touches of...

D'Yquem 2011 (1.5L)

99 WS / 97 RP / 98 JS A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond and warm piecrust accents blossom through the lush finish. Just when you think thats...

D'Yquem 2011 (750ML)

99 WS / 97 RP / 98 JS A lovely, creamy, tropical style, with mango, papaya and guava notes lending a caressing feel, while singed almond and warm piecrust accents blossom through the lush finish. Just when you think thats...

D'Yquem 2014 (750ML)

98 WS / 98 JS / 97 VM / 97 DE / 95 AG 98 Points Wine Spectator: A stunner, sporting tropical mango and papaya notes that glide along beautifully, while heather honey, pineapple chutney and toasted coconut flavors fill in...

D'Yquem 2015 (6.0L)

100 WA / 99 JS / 98 WS / 98 VM / 19 JR #1 Wine Advocate Best New Releases from Bordeaux (Sweets) 2018 Following a very long harvest stretching nearly two months, the 2015 Château d'Yquem came in at 13.9%...

D'Yquem 2016 (1.5L)

99 JS / 98+ WA / 97 DE / 18.5+ JR A very classic Yquem. Breathtakingly wide spectrum of floral honey, exotic fruit (passion fruit, mango and pineapple), caramel and marzipan aromas. But none of this is a jot too much. In...

D'Yquem 2016 (375ML)

99 JS / 98+ WA / 97 DE / 18.5+ JR A very classic Yquem. Breathtakingly wide spectrum of floral honey, exotic fruit (passion fruit, mango and pineapple), caramel and marzipan aromas. But none of this is a jot too much. In...

D'Yquem 2016 (750ML)

99 JS / 98+ WA / 97 DE / 18.5+ JR A very classic Yquem. Breathtakingly wide spectrum of floral honey, exotic fruit (passion fruit, mango and pineapple), caramel and marzipan aromas. But none of this is a jot too much. In...

De Fargues 2014 (375ML)

98 WS / 95 VM / 95 DE / 17.5 JR This starts off with an enveloping note of toasted coconut, giving way slowly to creamed peach, mango and papaya flavors. Long bitter orange and almond threads provide needed tension while...

De Fargues 2015 (375ML)

96-99 WS / 96-98 WA A stunner, with seamlessly layered pineapple, pear, mango, papaya, quince and persimmon flavors, framed by a hint of toasted macadamia nut and carrying through a lush yet well-defined finish. Showing...

De Malle 2018 (750ML)

92-94 WA / 89-90 JS Pale lemon-gold, the 2018 de Malle is a little closed at this nascent stage, giving way to baked lemons, orange marmalade and lime cordial scents plus wafts of marzipan, candied ginger and lemongrass...

Doisy Vedrines 2018 (375ML)

95 DE/89-90 JS The balance is extremely good, between richly textured stone fruits and plenty of grip, with poise and lift. The limestone and red clay soils of Barsac have really helped here, where the grapes were able to...

Extravagant De Doisy Daene 2018 (375ML)

97 DE As with the main wine at Doisy, this is a huge success in the vintage. It offers stunning texture with flavours that hug your palate, gripping on tightly with concentration but shot through with seductive power. A...

Guiraud 1990 (750ML) Ex-Chateau

91 RP / 91 WS In the past, I preferred the 1988 Guiraud, followed by the 1989, and lastly, the 1990. In recent tastings the 1990 has taken first prize with its showy display of power, highly extracted, smoky, buttery,...

Guiraud 1996 (750ML) Ex-Chateau

91 RP / 17 JROne of the stars of the vintage for Sauternes, the 1996 Guiraud offers a sumptuous nose of tangerine fruit intermixed with caramel and buttered corn. The wine displays a deep golden color, and striking flavors...

Guiraud 2000 (750ML) Ex-Chateau

Guiraud 2003 (750ML) Ex-Chateau

95 JS / 92 VM / 17 JRI might have a slight preference for this over the 2001 but I can’t make up my mind yet. It seems to have more richness and sweetness, with loads of apple tart, caramel and spice character. The...

Guiraud 2010 (750ML) Ex-Chateau

96 JS / 94 WS / 93 WA / 93 DE / 17.5 JRRipe lemon peel and orange. Some honey and vanilla with loads of new wood. Dense and very sweet on the palate with nice pure fruit and firm tannins from the oak that still needs time to...

Guiraud 2011 (750ML)

99 JS / 97 WS Wine #1 on James Sucklings Top 100 of 2014 This wine has exceptional clarity, balance and freshness, with lots of spicy botrytis character. Full body, medium-sweet and a crisp finish. Its racy and refined...

Guiraud 2013 (750ML) Ex-Chateau

95 JS / 93 DE / 18 JRExtremely intense aromas of dried mushroom, flower petal with pineapples and apricots. Full body, medium sweet and a fantastic intensity of botrytis. Very structured and rich. A classic styled Sauternes...

Guiraud 2014 (750ML) Ex-Chateau

95 JS / 95 WS / 93 VM / 93 DE / 18 JRThe lush mango and papaya nose leads into a wonderfully rich and concentrated palate, which also has bright acidity that really lights the whole thing up and pulls your hand back to the...

Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2013 (750ML)

95 WS / 95 JS / 92-94 WA This packs some power, with ginger, dried peach and matchstick hints leading the way, but as this moves along, it slowly shows creamier quince, mango and papaya notes, and an alluring chamomile...

Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2018 (750ML)

96-97 JS / 95 DE / 89-92 WS You can really see the wild botrytis character in this wine with lots of spice and dried-mushroom character. Full-bodied and intensely sweet palate, yet there’s bright acidity and...