Geoffrey Binder, JJ Buckley, February 2013

75% semillon, 23% sauvignon blanc, 2% muscadelle. Aged in 100% new oak. A vibrant straw, touching on gold, color with flecks of green. This is very clean and well-delineated aromatically, with lots of high toned tropical fruit, rounded nicely with baking spices and ginger. This has an incredibly lively feel on the palate and shows excellent length and assertive acidity. Notes of white cherry and Meyer lemon show first,followed by candied orange peel and marmalade spiced notes. Linear on entry,this broadens exquisitely, creating a mouth-coating sensation in which the richness is cut by persistent acidity. This is the signature of Coutet. Expected lifespanis 30+ years.

Jancis Robinson, April 2011

Smudgy and interesting, already, on the nose. Lots of richness and smoothness. Really. This approaches the idea of a classic vintage with its density and concentration. Long. Very fine. RS 156 g/l, TA 4.2. 18 out of 20

93 -95 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, May 2011

The 2010 Chateau Coutet has 154-gms/litre residual sugar, one of the highest in Sauternes/Barsac. It is endowed with a delightful bouquet of freshly sliced mango, Tropicana and a touch of honey, with good definition and minerality. The palate is medium-bodied with very impressive balance and poise, and is slightly viscous in the mouth, with almond, lemon curd and a touch of orange peel. The finish is composed and long. The 2010 Coutet is very impressive for the vintage, although I suggest not quite reaching the stellar heights of the magnificent 2009. -Neal Martin

93 -96 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2011

Really ripe and fleshy, offering delicious glazed peach, apricot and honey notes, with lots of orange blossom and fig and a very rich finish. Starting to take shape now too. Impressive. -J.M.

About Winery

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!

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