Freddy R. Troya

9.5

Château Suduiraut, 2023, Sauternes BDX, France 🇫🇷

Overview
Premier Cru Classé Sauternes delivering pure botrytis luxury blend of 80% Semillon, 15% Sauvignon Blanc and 5% Sauvignon Gris with remarkable tension and precision. Lush honeyed richness balanced by vibrant acidity and a beautifully layered texture that feels both decadent and weightless. Sensual, polished, and deeply expressive, this is a dessert wine that seduces rather than overwhelms.

Aromas & Flavors
Orange blossom, acacia honey, apricot confit, ripe peach, saffron, candied citrus peel, subtle vanilla bean, almond paste, and a whisper of ginger spice. Floral lift intertwines with botrytis-driven sweetness and fresh citrus brightness.

Mouthfeel
Silky, viscous, and coating without heaviness. Glycerol richness glides across the palate while acidity keeps the wine lifted, focused, and endlessly drinkable. Long, luxurious, and caressing finish.

Food Pairings
Foie gras torchon, blue cheese (Roquefort or Stilton), apricot tart, almond pastries, honey-drizzled chèvre, citrus-based desserts, or simply enjoyed solo as a contemplative finale.

Verdict
Sublime, sexy, and impeccably balanced. A masterclass in tension between sweetness and freshness, delivering pleasure, elegance, and emotional impact in equal measure. A benchmark nightcap wine.

Did You Know?
Château Suduiraut sits adjacent to Château d’Yquem and shares similar gravelly terroir and noble rot influence, often delivering First Growth-level finesse at a more approachable price point.

🍯 Personal Pick
This wine feels like a French kiss, seductive tension, velvet weight, and honeyed decadence wrapped in electric freshness. The viscosity caresses the palate while the acidity keeps everything irresistibly alive. — 4 months ago

Pooneet K

9.0

Very accessible orange wine without any hint of being overly “natural”. Crisp and the bit of skin contact gives it just enough body and texture to be interesting. — 2 years ago

Peggy Hadley

9.1

Easy drinker. Full of fruit. — 5 years ago

with Jim

Paul J

9.3

Half bottle. Lovely gold color. Different nose from most Sauternes I’ve had, and really enjoyed it. It had more brown sugar and herbal tones to it. Wine was lighter than expected but very clean, which was honestly nice especially with the great texture it had. Orange, pineapple, and peach dominate. Solid finish. — 6 years ago

with Brooke

Joe Davant

9.0

Fun orange wine. Apparently, drinking this would make me cool with the LA hipsters. — 7 years ago

Iain Newton

9.2

Wow. Orange wine! — 7 years ago

Clay Bullwinkel

9.3

Great orange wine by master Stanislao Radikon - varietal: Tocai Friulano. - saline, herbal, minerals, citrus, mango. Robust full bodied. Went well with fully seasoned quality Thanksgiving turkey and tasty sides. — 6 months ago

with Alex

Peter Sultan

9.0

Unusual. Like blood orange relative. Savory & has some depth. — a year ago

Reda Pilybaite

9.0

Lovely easy to drink orange vino! — 5 years ago

En

9.3

We like the orange a lot!!! Not the red one. SL wines. — 5 years ago

Sophia Bush

9.3

The first Orange Glou box. This was excellent. The color GLOWS. Orangey-pink. Gorgeous. First Sunday. Perhaps during Tenenbaums... — 6 years ago

with Grant

Chris Freeman

9.5

I love wine club months. Love at first taste. Very alive on the pallet, almost tingly. Cab sav essence is strong with dense dark fruit. Smokey, Spicy, elegant and complex. I will get more — 6 years ago

Kristine Salm

9.0

Bright, crystal clear orange wine. Good tannins. — 7 years ago

with Alex

Andrew Cullimore

9.5

Medium lemon , hints of gold , quite a healthy colour with fine pretty persistent bubbles still . This quite intense with candied lemon peel , brioche , oyster shells , touch of porcini . On the palate this is intense ,with good volume and vibrant acidity. Buttered brioche , oyster shell , candied orange and lemon peel . Really quite lovely and intense , long and toasted brioche , chalky finish . This is at peak now , but no rush from here over the next 5 perhaps 10 years . — 7 months ago

John Willison

9.0

Orange funk…in a good way. — 9 months ago

K L

9.2

Solid and definitely needed the aerator but aging well. Will be excellent in a few years. Deep and earthy. Lots of dark fruit. — 5 years ago

with Matt

Nate Gosselin

8.9

Refreshing, medium body. Very drinkable. — 5 years ago

Jor

9.2

East Hampton from Wainscott wines 8-5-20. Really good — 6 years ago

John Ferguson

9.0

Bordeaux style balanced beautifully. — 6 years ago

Tobin Trevarthen

9.3

A stunner. Opened with that rustic cab smell. Not sure what lies beneath that initial nose. And then just pure explosive goodness in the glass. Black fruit, swirling with brown fruit in every sip. Lingering finish made for a wonderful moment or two. — 7 years ago