2001 Coutet Sauternes Blend
Reviews of 2001 Coutet Sauternes Blend
93 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
June 2004
A brilliant combination of power and finesse characterizes this light green/gold-colored Barsac. It possesses moderate sweetness, terrific aromatics, and a full-bodied, rich, beautifully delineated, ethereal palate revealing delicacy as well as acidity...
93 points, Stephen Tanzer
July 2004
Subdued but pure aromas of mirabelle, peach, pear and pineapple; hints at a roasted botrytis ripeness. Then fat and rich in the mouth, with a captivating flavor of roasted peach. Impressively broad and oily but not yet filled in. Very suave, somewhat youthfully understated Barsac, and not at all overly honeyed today or dominated by its oak component...
93 points, Wine Spectator
September 2004
Lots of lemon and maple syrup on the nose, with dried apricots. Full-bodied, with a very sweet and rich palate of candied lemon and orange rinds and a long finish. Beautifully sticky...
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WynNcheezplz
September 2007
Ok I have a new favorite wine. The coutet has not failed me
yet. It has come through in flavor and with great aromas, there is richness and
full bodied to this wine that is awesome.
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About 2001 Coutet Sauternes Blend
About the Winery Coutet
Chateau Coutet is one of the Premier Cru properties of Sauternes, as determined in the 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac...There are 38 ha planted up at Chateau Coutet, 75% Semillon and 23% Sauvignon Blanc, the remainder Muscadelle, with an ongoing program of replanting. Yields are typically 18 hl/ha, with the number of tries reaching double figures in some vintages!
About the Wine
Vintage: Very cold winter followed by hot and dry conditions... Winemaker's Notes: "round, expressive, aromatic strenth with flavours of crystallized fruits... finish:powerful, round..."
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