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Château Doisy-Védrines (37.5cl) 2020
Sauternes AOC 2eme Grand Cru Classe
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- 90-91, James Suckling, 2021
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 90-91 points, it's glorious now with honeyed orange and lemon notes; amazing in years to come.
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 90-91 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
More information
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White - Very Sweet
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Deep golden yellow
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13.0% ABV
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4.88 Units
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375.00 ml
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31 December, 2032
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. 2020 was a low yielding vintage in Sauternes with botrytis – the condition essential for producing the world’s finest dessert wines – developing later than usual in autumn, giving this vintage a lovely purity. Suckling calls it “a bright, fresh Sauternes”. Savour on its own or with a strawberry tart with crème anglaise or blue cheeses.
Critic, 90-91 points
