Chateau Rieussec 1C Sauternes, 1997

91 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

This wine contains an extremely high percentage of Semillon (usually about 90%), which was to its benefit in 1997. The wine is light medium gold-colored, with a blockbuster nose of Grand Marnier liqueur intertwined with flower blossoms, smoky new oak, and coconut. Well-integrated wood has resulted in a seamless, full-bodied, unctuously-textured wine with considerable sweetness. This is a stunningly proportioned, beautifully pure wine.

Robert Parker, klwines.com, April 2000

Region : Sauternes France
Country: France
Grape : Sauvignon Blanc - Semillon
Vintage: 1997
Colour : white