La Belle Orange

Château Rieussec

Sauternes Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend 2002

Shay A
9.1

*Color isn’t quite as dark as the picture shows*

Followed over a few days. Consistent profile.

From 375ml

Advanced caramel color with a tinge of orange. Thankfully, aromatics are as expected with orange marmalade, caramel and toffee. Viscous and weighty profile with low acidity. Faint notes of honey roasted nuts on the palate, but it’s mostly an orange marmalade, caramel and apricot dominated profile. Finish shows good length for what is considered an off-vintage, with the apricot and some bourbon vanilla. Good on its own. Drink now.
— 5 months ago

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Aaron Walters
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Pale gold and brown hue. Aromas of caramel, creme brûlée, pineapple and orange pith.! Tropical fruits, dried apricots, burnt sugar and orange blossoms.

🏅91 Points - Robert Parker
— 6 months ago

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Jeremy Shanker
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The 2016s just came in so I had to rip one open. This might be the best SC ever and that is saying a lot. It’s certainly the best one for early drinking as it was singing with only a splash decant. A return to dark fruits, cedar, orange peel. The life of the party. — 7 years ago

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Mark Flesher

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Nice! @Shay A maybe we can do a 15/16 comparison
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@Mark Flesher : I’ve been thinking about uncorking a ‘16 while at Classic on Tuesday...
Patrick Derdeyn

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Just dont do the ‘16 Anderson Valley. It was not rocking out of the gate like the Sonoma Coast is.

Jolie-Laide Wines

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Worried it might be a little natty for my taste at first but the funk blows off quickly to reveal a fragrant & expressive wine—orange peel, orange blossom, fennel pollen, pumpkin and a gorgeous salinity.

It’s a wine that really sings with seafood. Had it with Provençal Cod with olives and fennel.

Her winemaking talent really shines in the texture—particularly the finish. Definitely a lot of skin contact here, but the tannins are elegant and the finish is crisp, salty and refreshing —no graininess or bitterness.

Like Stanley Tucci says to Arianna, “I could bathe in this wine”
— 2 years ago

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Byron Hewett

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We visited the winery last month. Like you, I am not a fan of too much skin contact in white wine. This and Elisabetta Foradori’s whites have just enough to add some texture and complexity without the bitterness on the finish that many have! By the way, we loved our visit there.
Adriana Fabbro

Adriana Fabbro

@Byron Hewett sounds like an amazing experience. I’d love to visit someday!

Weingut Zahel

Orange T Orangetraube

Nick M
8.9

This wine is wild. It’s like gruner veltliner on LSD. — 6 years ago

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