2022 Chateau Rieussec 'Les Carmes de Rieussec' Sauternes 375ml

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A luxurious, sweet Bordeaux wine with rich, complex flavors, made from grapes affected by noble rot for natural sweetness.

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  • 1st Growth Sweet White Classified Château
  • Château Adjacent to Château d’Yquem
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About the Wine

Sauternes is the iconic sweet wine of Bordeaux. This region is a paradise for lovers of sweetness, finesse, and elegant wines. It's not easy to find a good value Sauternes, (wines from this region can fetch up to $1,000 a bottle or more,) but when we do, we're thrilled to share them with you!

Sauternes wines are made primarily from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes that have been naturally affected by noble rot, Botrytis fungus. In this case, it’s a desirable fungus, allowing the perfect growing conditions for sweet wine. The fungus causes small holes in the skin of the grapes, and the grapes dehydrate on the vine, concentrating the sugar in the grapes, they look like raisins at harvest. The result is a wine with deep and complex flavors and aromas. 

Classified as a First Growth in 1855, Rieussec is one of the biggest estates of Sauternes with 227 acres of vines, situated on the “communes” of Sauternes and Fargues, high above the Garonne River, in a small area where the cold Autumn dawns help form the famous mist. It is this mist which many believe plays a major role in the development of botrytis cinerea (noble rot). Château Rieussec is located in Fargues (adjacent to Château d’Yquem)

Tasting Notes

82% Semillon, 16% Sauvignon Blanc, 2% Muscadelle.

The nose is delicate, mingling rhubarb and peach fragrances with delicious notes of white flowers. A fresh attack with notes of rhubarb gives way to an alluring, delicious, and pure mouthfeel. Persistent and smooth, the finish reveals buttery and subtle aromas of bright grapefruit, sweet lime, honeysuckle, and pears.

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Chateau Rieussec

Sauternes, France

Château Rieussec is one of Sauternes’ historic First Growth estates, renowned for crafting some of the world’s most elegant botrytized sweet wines since the 18th century. Located in Fargues, directly next to the legendary Château d’Yquem, Rieussec sits on prime gravel and clay soils perfectly positioned above the Garonne River—an area famous for the autumn mists that create ideal conditions for noble rot. With over 200 acres of vineyards planted mainly to Sémillon, the château produces rich, luminous wines that balance honeyed intensity with purity, lift, and impeccable finesse.

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