Geoffrey Binder, JJ Buckley, April 2012

100% semillon. Fermented and aged in 100% new oak. The vines are planted atop mixed clay and limestone soils. Beautiful light gold with hints of green. The nose is packed with honeyed spice, decadent apricot, and peach aromas. Ripe and rich, with an almost marshmallow-like texture. Fat and rich up front, with well-delineated yellow stone fruit showing good persistence, and refreshing acidity that brings the wine into sharp focus. The long finish has brighter citrus notes and lemon curd flavor, all underscored by nice botrytis spice. Enjoy over the next 10-25 years.

92 -93 points,

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com, April 2012

A dense wine with honey, spice and butterscotch undertones. Full and very sweet. Turns spicy on the finish. Lots of botrytis character.

95 -97 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, April 2012

The aromatics on the Doisy-Daene comes racing out of the blocks like a March hare, soaring from the glass with honey, quince and lychee aromas with a sorbet like freshness and vivacity. The palate is supremely well balanced with a heightened level of tension and purity, offering delectable but subtle notes of white peach and apricot towards the beautifully composed, mineral-rich finish. Curiously, it reminds me of a top-flight Mosel Auslese, but what a fabulous Barsac from Denis Dubourdieu!

91 -94 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, August 2012

Deep golden yellow with some amber. Fruit salad and floral aromas along with spicy, honeyed orange on the perfumed nose. Opulent and concentrated, with lovely inner-mouth aromatic quality and bright acidity framing the sweet fruit salad and pure mineral flavors. The very long finish offers a restrained sweetness and a fresh lemon sorbet quality.

92 -94 points,

Wine Enthusiast, May 2012

Herbaceous aromas are followed by nutmeg and crisp fruit. This has the great ripe fruit of the year without the huge intensity; it's a wine that has subtlety as well as complexity. - R.V.

95 -98 points,

Wine Spectator, April 2012

Very backward today, with viscous green plum, green almond, quince, pineapple, fig and pear notes still assimilating one another. The long, toasted almond- and ginger-filled finish has terrific depth.-J.M.

About Winery

The three Doisy vineyards of Barsac, Daene, Vedrines, and Dubroca, all stem from a single estate whose history is not well documented. The earliest records of Doisy come from the 18th century and they describe an estate south of Chateau Coutet owned by the Vedrines family. Though its early history is elusive, by the early 19th century the estate was recognized as one of the most prominent vineyards in Barsac. At some point in the 19th century, the single vineyard was divided by mandates of Napoleonic law. The largest portion of the vineyard stayed with the Vedrines family.  The second smaller portion was acquired by the Faux family which subsequently began the era Doisy-Dubroca, which was then acquired by the Daene family to produce Chateau Doisy Daene. The vineyards has switched hands a few times through the generations, but the Doisy Daene has consistently produced amazing wines that have captured the attention of wine connoisseurs the world over.

The Doisy Daene is very typical of the Barsac: a mix of red sand and clay with solid limestone bedrock and fossilized shellfish. The vines are largely vieilles vignes, although parts of the vineyard were intensively replanted in the 1940s and 1950s. The vineyard's 15.9 hectares are planted with extensive amounts of Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle.

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