2010 Sauternes Blend Wine

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: Though Sigalas-Rabaud 2010 was extremely promising out-of-barrel, I never expected that it would trump d’Yquem in a blind tasting once in bottle. It has an engaging, pure and lifted bouquet with scents of lemon curd...

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The Chateau de Fargues 2010 has a fresh and vibrant, well-delineated bouquet with peaches and cream, quince and buttercup on the pretty nose that unfolds in the glass. The palate is taut and linear on the entry with a...

Wine Spectator, 92 points: A lush tropical, overtly buttery style, with notes of creamed mango, papaya and guava leading to lots of ginger cream, meringue and dacquoise on the finish. Very showy, but offers gorgeous mouthfeel and length. Best from...

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: Attractive nose with hazelnuts, vanilla and apricot. Lots of dried orange peel and honey in this excellent sweet wine. Dense and very sweet on the palate with bright acidity and wonderful purity of fruit. Soft...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: 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.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 97 points: With 12.2% alcohol and 212 gms residual sugar the L'Extravagant de Doisy-Daene consists of 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillion. It has a very taut controlled bouquet that (pardon the expression) is less extravagant than...

Wine Spectator, 95 points: This is developing some real power with glazed peach and pear fruit pushed by graham and honey notes. There's lots of viscosity on the finish but with good underlying acidity. -J.M.

jamessuckling.com, 96 points: I love the botrytis spice character to this wine with dried apricots and tropical fruits. It's full bodied medium sweet with a long intense finish. It's very layered. Wine of the vintage.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, 95 points: The Chateau de Fargues 2010 has a fresh and vibrant, well-delineated bouquet with peaches and cream, quince and buttercup on the pretty nose that unfolds in the glass. The palate is taut and linear on the entry with a...

View From The Cellar, 98 points: 98+ The 2010 Château d’Yquem is an utterly stunning young wine and a very worthy follow-up to the magical wine produced at this estate in 2009. The bouquet is deep, complex and flat out brilliant, as it soars from the...

Wine Spectator, 96 points: Tropical and inviting with lush mango fig and papaya aromas followed by pineapple and creamed banana. The long tangerine finish is flattering and very open now but the length is clearly there. Tasted non-blind. -J.M.

jamessuckling.com, 94 points: Already a slightly dark colore. Beautiful concentration. It's rich and very sweet with intense notes of bitter oranges and honey. Superb finish that long and racy with notes of botrytis.