9 AM is a perfectly acceptable time to open Sauternes when on vacation.
This is amazing. Legendary vintage of this wine and in a damn near perfect spot right now. What really makes great Sauternes stand out to me above most dessert wines is the freshness to balance out the sweetness, and this has it in spades.
Lots of Orange marmalade and some honey and slight waxy notes. The mouthfeel is so light and it’s so transparent feeling, which really gives it an ethereal quality. This is really in perfect balance right now between the sweetness vs. acidity and fruit vs. tertiary flavors. 10/10, would drink again (and have another bottle, so I just might).
by TheEconomy97
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Nice! I just acquired an 89 Rieussec which I plan to open in a couple months for my birthday, and have a 17 half bottle in the cellar
Fantastic year, fantastic producer, fantastic time of day to have this. Cheers, buddy!
Did you drink half a bottle of Rieussec 2001 at 9am? 🤣
Awesome! I almost opened the exact same bottle Thursday but we had too much beforehand so another day for us. We’ve have multiple bottles though, hands down its in our top 3 all time.
This stuff is fantastic. I had the 86 and am working through my 88s, but nothing like the 2001. Cheers!
That bottle aged better than most of us, liquid gold with wisdom.