Château Coutet 2008 - Sauternes-Barsac Premier Cru Classé
92/100
Robert Parker
17,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
17/20
Gault & Millau
16,5/20
RVF
90/100
Wine Enthusiast
Château Coutet 2008 is the archetype of the estate: a wine with character and a perfect balance between sweetness and liveliness. Full-bodied, airy, and pure, its flavors evolve as you taste it, moving from candied fruit to citrus, roast, and exotic fruit. The final bouquet offers a hint of saltiness supported by minerality. Juicy and crisp, this 2008 is ready to be enjoyed by the most impatient! In the cellar, it will continue to evolve for the delight of wine lovers.
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Eye
Coppery gold color with golden highlights
Nose
Opens with notes of very ripe exotic fruits (mango, pineapple, etc.) and citrus zest mixed with hints of vanilla.
Mouth
Round and smooth, combining a pleasant "saline" minerality that brings freshness to the presence of very ripe fruit, with a varied palette of exotic fruits, candied mirabelle plums, and quince paste, expressing the "roasted" impression of a lovely botrytis, while the mid-palate returns to the liveliness of citrus fruits and the aromatic persistence of ripe pineapple...
Serve
At 11-12°C
Open
30 minutes before
Drink before
2038
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with foie gras, lamb curry, blue cheeses (Bleus, Roquefort, etc.), fruit desserts, cream desserts, or caramel desserts.
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2011 guide) 17,5/20 (Reference wine)
Rated estate (2019 guide) 4 stars (Producers of very high quality, those who are the pride of French vineyards)
About wine:
Very generous and smooth, with great length on the palate. Here, and fortunately (on these Barsac terroirs), 2008 is a superb vintage.
About the estate:
Coutet (pronounced "Coutette" in Gascon) is destined to be the eternal rival of Climens in Barsac, which is not a miserable fate. Its soils are slightly different, and while we find the citrus notes born of the limestone base, Coutet produces wines that are a little more lively and mineral than Climens. In recent vintages, the wine has shown greater smoothness and richness, keeping pace with its peers. 2014 will not match the château's greatest vintages, but 2015 should be dazzling.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Wine rating (2011 guide) 17/20 (Outstanding)
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rating (2011 guide) 92/100 (Outstanding wine)
About wine:
Blind tasted with its peers. It displays a very floral bouquet, exuberant with white peach and grapefruit. It is lively and very pure. The palate is harmonious with more sweetness than in previous years. It is not viscous in texture, suggesting high acidity to reduce all this sweetness (a typical trait of Coutet). The finish displays hints of ginger and dried orange peel that linger nicely, and the overall impression is that it will need a few years to come into its own.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2011 guide) 16,5/20 (Very good wine)
Rated estate (2019 guide) 3 stars (These represent the excellence of French vineyards. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment.)
About wine:
A rare wine with only 5.5 hl/ha produced! The result is a delicate, airy Barsac, with very subtle fruitiness and more floral notes than usual in vintages with higher sugar levels.
About the estate:
This premier grand cru classé is one of the two lords of Barsac, along with Climens. On most of the plots, the famous red soil—a combination of iron oxide and limestone—gives the wine extra liveliness compared to its neighbors with equivalent sugar content. Its citrus and acacia aromas bring it closer to Climens, but Coutet generally expresses itself more quickly and often has slightly less liqueur, apart from the famous crème de tête known as the Madame cuvée. Philippe Baly from Alsace and his brother Dominique, along with his daughter Aline, have been conscientiously managing the estate since their father bought it in 1977. We have been following this very consistent estate for many years.
Wine Enthusiast
Wine rated (2009 guide) 90/100
Customer rating
4.3/5
based on 84 reviews
Review and opinion by Mr. ROLAND O. Published on 07/20/2020
still marked by oak but very pleasant
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Note and opinion by Mr. MAURICE A. Published on 03/24/2020
Nothing but pleasure! A delicious aperitif
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Review and opinion by Mr. PHILIPPE D. Published on February 3, 2020
Attractive golden color. Magnificent nose of wax, honey, apricot, spices, mango, pineapple... A fruit salad that you find on the palate! Good length but perhaps lacking acidity on the finish.
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Note and opinion by Mr. JEAN-MARC D. Published on January 15, 2020
Sumptuous nose, rich wine requiring good oxygenation to regain some tension and reveal its minerality. Beautiful length on the palate. Very elegant with further potential.
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Review and opinion by Mr. FRANCOIS G. Published on 01/13/2020
Good, but a little too sweet and syrupy. Not refined enough.
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Review and opinion by Mr. PATRICK D. Published on 12/25/2019
Simply sumptuous.
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Note and opinion by Mr. DOMINIQUE M. Published on 10/25/2019
A truly great wine!
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Review and opinion by Mr. XAVIER D. Published on 05/30/2019
A beautiful finesse and complexity
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Review and opinion by Mr. CHRISTIAN V. Published on 02/05/2019
A delight both for its aromas and its taste. A marvel.
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Note and opinion by Mr. ALPHONSE N. Published on January 6, 2019
Excellent, long-lasting flavor...
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