2009 Château Suduiraut
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Vibrant and dense, the 2009 Suduiraut reveals a complex, deep bouquet of ripe orchard fruits, dry apricots, spices, pineapple, exotic fruits and spices. This is followed by a medium to full-bodied, rich and concentrated palate with a seamless texture and a fleshy core of fruit that finishes long, mineral and saline, underlining beautifully controlled power. With 160 grams of residual sugar, the highest level in this vertical tasting, this blend of 93% Sémillon and 7% Sauvignon Blanc was matured for 18 months in 50% new oak barrels and 50% one-year-old barrels. Harvested in three tries, the yield stands at 19 hectoliters per hectare.
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93% Sémillon, 7% Sauvignon Blanc. Harvested 17 September to 20 October (3 tris). Yield 19 hl/ha. Aged 18 months in oak barrels (50% new, 50% one year). RS 160 g/l, TA 3.7. Deep, bright gold. Intense, complex, botrytised nose. Honey, confit-fruit and spice notes with a touch of citrus freshness. Rich, full and generous on the palate. Structured and powerful but harmonious. Clearly a top year. Decadent pleasure now but still a long way to go. (JL)
The 2009 Suduiraut, aged in 55% new oak, is surprisingly closed at first but it soon awakens with aeration and begins revving its motor. It has a divine bouquet with honey, chamomile, yellow flowers and nectarine, building layer upon layer. The palate is medium-bodied with a viscous opening, a beautiful razor-sharp line of acidity that effortlessly slices through all that pure botrytised fruit. Notes of quince and clementine emerge as it fans out wonderfully on the finish. It remains the benchmark Suduiraut of recent years. Period. 153gm/L residual sugar, 14.0% alcohol, 3.6gm/L total acidity. Tasted at the Suduiraut vertical at the château.