Amy

9.0

says Washington, on tap at hog island in SF. delicious, a little more body than my typical sauvy b — 2 months ago

Bob McDonald

9.5

Consistent notes from February 2019. Molasses Caramel etc and ultra smooth. A top quality rum from Nicaragua. Great minerality from all the old lava flows in that country where the sugar cane grows. 18 years old. — 3 years ago

Nick Orrison

9.1

Dry, smooth, tasty — 5 years ago

KA

9.1

Casa del Habano San Jose Costa Rica — 8 months ago

Severn Goodwin

9.4

NV; Blend of 2010 & 2011. Decanted 2H, all prior bottles 6H+.

Nose has dry crushed slate, propane gas (not distracting), piles & piles of green apple peel, lime rind, freshly juiced lime and a bag of rubber bands (thanks Josh).

Palate has cane sugar sweetened lime juice, bruised mint (mojito style), green mango (under-ripe) and over-ripe peach.

Delicious, balanced sweet/acidity on the long finish. Special, no other words need.
(Except more air appreciated, in comparison to prior bottles.) — 2 years ago

Ángel Rodríguez

9.8

At Eric's in New York — 5 years ago

KA

9.5

Casa Del Habano San Jose Costa Rica — 8 months ago

Carlo Maria Rossotto

8.9

Bollicine at VinCafe in Alba with Luca, Paolo and Ferruccio — 2 years ago

Richard Campbell

10

Drank it while I smoked a cigar (Gran Habano Blue in Green) on a patio in the Old Town, Panama City and it was delicious — 5 years ago

David T

Independent Sommelier/Wine Educator

9.4

Dessert last night was a layered, guava, mango, raspberry, passion fruit cheesecake. I did a dual pair with 14 Kobalt Sauvignon Blanc and this 83 Rieussec Sauternes. The 83 won hands down.

Look at that color! 👀 The older they are, the darker they get. I’ve seen one nearly black, a 1928 D'yquem a number of years back. A good producer/vintage of Sauternes will out live almost anyone’s life span properly stored. This 35 year old 375ml was no exception to that rule.

The nose reveals; brown sugar, molasses, dried; pineapple, apricots, peaches, nectarines, orange citrus, touch of light colored citrus’s, marmalade, mixed nuts with skin, toffee, caramel, tea notes, soft limestone minerals, gravel with pebbles and dark withering flowers/lilies.

The body is full, rich and gorgeous. The palate is nicely integrated and complex. The fruits are a combination of candies and dried. Brown sugar, raw sugar cane, molasses, dried; pineapple, apricots, peaches, nectarines, mango, prunes & dates. Candied, lemon, lime & grapefruit. Orange citrus, marmalade, honeycomb, mixed nuts with skin, toffee, caramel, Lipton tea notes, soft limestone minerals, gravel with pebbles and dark withering flowers, yellow & orange lilies. The acidity is like a rain shower and the elegant, rich, well balanced and polished finish lingers on your palate and dances mentally in your brain. There is also granulated sugar on the palate. Huge RS!

Producer notes...Rieussec is aged in an average of 50% new, French oak barrels for 18 to 24 months, depending on the character of the vintage. Chateau Rieussec is owned by the Lafite side of the Rothschild family and all their used oak barrels come from Chateau Lafite.

Photos of; Chateau Rieussec, grapes awaiting the onset of botrytis, their roughly 25-30 year Estate vines and their barrel room. — 5 years ago