2010 Doisy Daene Cuvee l'Extravagant
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The 2010 L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daëne has a more Germanic, Riesling-like bouquet with light petrolly aromas infusing the clear honey, acacia and orange blossom. The palate is well balanced with a tangy entry, very focused and poised with a tightly wound finish that suggests this will benefit from further bottle age. This has huge potential.
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Jeannie Cho Lee MW
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With 12.2% alcohol and 212 gms residual sugar, the L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene consists of 50% Sauvignon Blanc and 50% Semillion. It has a very taut, controlled bouquet that (pardon the expression) is less extravagant than recent vintages, but is beautifully defined with touches of kiwi fruit, green apple and limestone. The palate is mellifluous on the entry, struck through with brilliant acidity, lending it such tension and freshness that is in tune with the vintage. Denis hopes to have nine barrels of this fabulous Barsac.
Made every year except 2008 and 1997-1999 inclusive. Not a special parcel. For Semillon, certain berries carefully selected at the rate of one basket filled per hour – in the middle of the vintage, not successive tries. The Sauvignon Blanc fruit for L’Extravagant comes from special low-yielding parcels. Usually the fruit comes from the second trie. Very sweet and unctuous. There is also freshness and confidence here, and lots of structure. Very pure and lively. Doisy-Daëne is about €21 a bottle, L'Extravagant about €120-ish. RS 212 g/l, TA 4.2 g/l. (JR)
About the producer
This Second Growth estate has origins dating back to the late 1800s. It is, however, under the ownership of the Dubourdieu family – who took over the Barsac property in 1924 – that Ch. Doisy-Daëne truly flourished.