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2005 Climens Sauternes Blend
Sauternes Blend: 375ml
$59.99
$49.99
points awarded:
ST 94 W&S 93 WA 97 WE 92 WS 95Jancis Robinson, May 2009
Highly spiced but also a little floral. Intense bitter orange, highly concentrated, very rich and thick and mouth-filling and less fresh than some vintages but still balanced in a richer, more rounded and powerful style. Needs more age to add complexity and balance that richness. 18.5+/20 (JH)
97 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2008
No tasting note given.
94 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, August 2008
Good full golden-yellow. Musky, very fresh aromas of crystallized citrus peel, minerals and toasted bread. The palate offers incredible sappy concentration and a saline aspect, not to mention a penetrating quality rare for this fruit-driven year. In fact, this begins almost light, then builds inexorably toward the back, finishing with a tactile impression of extract and an extraordinary sweetness that almost reminded me of the Suduiraut that I tasted just before it. Should go on for decades. 94+
93 points,
Wine & Spirits, October 2008
The deep color implies how richly draped this wine is in botrytis; its exotic scents and complex flavors bear the stamp as well. Honey, more honey and a little hazelnut in the end. Voluptuous now, this wine's complexity will gain prominence with age.
92 points,
Wine Enthusiast, June 2008
Intensely rich, very perfumed wine, full of apples and honey flavors. There is also fresh fruit, but the richness dominates, showing some dry botrytis flavors to finish.
95 points,
Wine Spectator, March 2008
Toffee, dried lemon rind and tropical fruit on the nose. Full-bodied and very sweet, with a dense palate of candied fruit and a long, sweet finish. Very concentrated. The botrytis spice creeps up on the finish. Best after 2013. -JS
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