Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.2

#sauternes so sweet and balanced. Third of three bottles for my wife’s 40th birthday. We saved the best for last, as it turns out. Honeyed layers as this gently warms in a Burgundy bowl - caramel, marzipan, toasted almonds, some petrol, apricot jam. Tastes exactly how it smells with the acidity taking a step back from the honey sweetness swirling around a luscious oily mouthfeel. Touch of orange pith bitterness on the finish - lovely wine. Indeed it pairs well with Indian food but the force of this wine could have easily matched even spicier dishes. Beautiful wine and what’s amazing is it seemed this wine could easily go another 20 years. Good Sauternes is ever youthful. — 4 years ago

Sylvain Rhainds

9.2

Sentiment de manger le fruit. Wow — 5 years ago

Greg Koslosky

9.6

Minerals ,apricot stone fruits , golden raisin , caramel , nuts . Incredible depth and richness but with perfectly balanced acidity lingering notes of nougat , minerals and dried fruits . — 6 years ago

Wille Yli-Luoma

9.1

Apricot and limestone 👌🏻 — 7 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Fresh, light gold. Bright and vibrant in the glass. Even more vibrant in the nose. Exotic, notes of lemon peel, wet river stone, petrol, slate, apricot and spice. Great rich fruit matches some impactful acidity. Long finish. This is great juice, still young, and has some more to give down the road. — 8 years ago

Keith Crump

9.0

Heavy oak lots of glycerol apricot and peach 2015 — 8 years ago

Chris England

9.4

My favourite white CdP @ £50 & this vintage is yummy 😍

🍇 15% Grenache Blanc, 5% (Picardan, clairette, Bourboulenc) & 80% Roussanne

🍷 Golden yellow

👃 Torched orange zest, dripping honeydew melon, peach, apricot & pineapple potpourri w/ a hint of minerals & nutty bread

👄 Full bodied silky waxy honey loaded mineral infused creamy citrus & plump ripe honeydew melon in med acidity

🎯 Long rich honey & melon butterscotch sticky chops — 8 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.3

Light straw gold. Succulent nose with bright fruit... apricot, lemon, clay, marzipan and spearmint. Rich and round in the mouth. Nice structure that weighs on the fruit side more than the acidity. Really nice juice. One of the better 06's that I recall tasting or drinking. Can certainly improve but nice now. — 9 years ago

Lewis Chester

9.6

2002 vintage in magnum. Light lemon hue. Wonderful nose. Wet rocks and lemon-lime profile, with dough, toast and hints of nuts. Stone fruit - white peach and underripe apricot. On the palate, wonderful balance and harmony. This is a great wine - everything works here, although still very youthful. Lovely mid palate concentration, but no excess richness. There's a purity with this wine which is very Crystal. Long and elegant finish. — 10 years ago

Tom Higgins

Owner/Winemaker Heart & Hands Wine Company

10

Incredible. Apricot, honey and fig hanging on the nose and pushing through the palate. Beautiful balance with the sweetness and acid. Fresh and vibrant - can last another 50. — 12 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Great color in the decanter... medium gold with an enticing perfume. Notes of sweet Meyer lemon, apricot, gravel stone, tan clay, some mint, a little ginger and some sweet marzipan. Has an exotic and slightly musty (desirable) funk. Huge weight with great fruit and solid acidity in the mouth. Decanted for 2 hours before drinking. Awesome juice! If you Google “why should I age white burgundy?”, an image of this 35 year old bottle should be shown... — 4 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.4

Medium gold. Fruit dominated nose. Notes of citrus, tangerine, apricot, reddish clay, cardamom spice, a little vanilla and some wet stone. Powerful in the mouth, great duet of rich fruit and tangy acidity. Long lasting finish. Good shit. — 5 years ago

Lyn Farmer

9.6

Stunning and youthful. Grilled pineapple, apricot, lemon zest, nectarine ... The flavor nuances are endless. Very sweet (162 g/L!!) But so well balanced with acidity and depth of flavor. A beautiful Barsac and it will keep almost forever — 7 years ago

Kyle B

9.3

Complex viscous apricot. — 7 years ago

with James

Craig Williams

9.3

This bottle on the down slope for me. Copper color. Apricot, buttery, sherry-aldehyde aromas. Great acidity and savory flavors. I’ll chalk this up to bottle variation... have had better — 8 years ago

Casey Curbow

Sales Associate Windsor Wine Merchants

9.3

Caramel. Apricot marmalade. Honey comb. Tertiary wrapped up in strong acid. Linear and precise with a well-defined depth. — 8 years ago

with Gerald

Daron Watson

9.1

white peach, nectarine, cantaloupe, agave syrup, apricot, Rainier cherry... — 9 years ago

Phil Kessling

9.3

2011, Chateau Doisy Daene, Barsac, Semillon Sauvignon Blanc. Candied tangerine, honey, apricot and excellent acidity. Too bad it was only a half bottle. Drank over 5 days and it kept getting better, more complex. — 10 years ago

Lynne Bryant

9.1

Found this hiding! Perfect with light meats & cheese. Familiar petrol, apricot, peach, kumquat?, even slightly herbal/floral... Really lovely. :) — 11 years ago

Chris miller

9.1

Totally delicious. Honey, lilacs, apricot, green apple sweet and a balanced acidity, medium body — 5 years ago

Pablo Cetlinski

9.3

Honey, apricot, a bit of hay. Paired with apple pie. — 5 years ago

Mike Saviage

9.6

Nice regal gold hue. Amazing pit fruit and wet stone nose. Plus notes of apricot, white clay soil, salty ocean breeze and some Raveneau honey on the finish. Rich and powerful in the mouth. Coats the palate with lots of fruit and fine grained acidity. I’ve had this a few times and this was at its best. Great Raveneau at age 30 is an amazing treat. — 6 years ago

JC StMaur

9.1

Great acidity and crisp. Peach, honey, apple, apricot, Leg is ample an slow. Very fresh — 7 years ago

Jill Martin

9.3

Honey, peach blossom and apricot, with clear skin contact (in a good way!) High acidity and low RS makes it a good pairing for food. Nice sub for rose if you’re tired of rose and want something fresh and structured. — 7 years ago

Peter Wassam

9.3

Delicious. Fig, apricot, some baking spice, mild smokiness, candied pineapple. So luscious man idk but the acid is nice — 8 years ago

John Willison

9.2

Perennial favorite. Over ripe tangerine, apricot, stone fruit. Realized that I have been drinking Rose's too cold. Let this one sit open, and it paid off. Very well made. — 8 years ago

Patrick Dermody

9.4

Totally Yum! Impressive dried apricot and mango, baked peach, on a vanilla infused creme brûlée. Really sweet on the palate and moderate acidity is refreshing. — 9 years ago

Michael Meagher MS

Chairman/Founder Boston Sommelier Society, Beverage Director Cafe Escadrille

9.7

Honeyed apricot, peach pit, lime zest, petrol, pine... Holy cow. Linear but round all at once. Epic wine! — 10 years ago

Philip Vondra

9.0

Great stuff berries and tar. In a very good place. — 11 years ago

Neil Shah

8.9

Apricot and smooth syrup — 12 years ago