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Château Coutet 2008 - Sauternes-Barsac Premier Cru Classé

Name: Château Coutet 2008 - Sauternes-Barsac Premier Cru Classé
Brand: Château Coutet
Rating: 4.3 (84 reviews)

Sauternes-Barsac|White wine

4.3/5 (84 customers)

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 epitome of the estate: a wine full of character with a perfect balance between smoothness and liveliness. Full-bodied, light, and pure, its flavors evolve as you taste it, shifting from candied fruit to citrus, roasted notes, and exotic fruits. The finish offers a hint of saltiness supported by minerality. Juicy and crisp, this 2008 is ready to be enjoyed by those who can’t wait! With cellaring, it will continue to evolve, much to the delight of wine lovers.

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Estate

Château Coutet

Vintage

Premier Cru Classé

Vintage

2008

Designation

Sauternes-Barsac

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc, 2% Muscadelle

Regions

Clay soil over a limestone subsoil

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Women's team with 7 consecutive wins

Wine Production

Aged in barrels: 100% new wood, 100% French oak

Livestock Farming

18 months in French oak barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

A coppery gold color with golden highlights

Nose

Opens with notes of very ripe exotic fruits (mango, pineapple...) and citrus zest, blended with hints of vanilla

Palate

Round and smooth, it combines a pleasant “salty” minerality that brings freshness to the very ripe fruit, a varied palette of exotic fruits, candied mirabelle plums, and quince paste, expressing the “toasty” character of lovely botrytis, while the mid-palate returns to the liveliness of citrus and the lingering aroma of very ripe pineapple...

Serve

At 11-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink before

2038

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with foie gras, lamb curry, blue-veined cheeses (Bleu, Roquefort, etc.), and fruit, cream, or caramel desserts

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2011 guide) 17,5/20 (Reference wine)

Rated estate (2019 guide): 4*Stars (Producers of the very highest quality, the pride of French viticulture)

About the wine:

Plenty of richness and smoothness, with a long finish; fortunately (given these Barsac terroirs), 2008 is a superb vintage.

About the estate:

Coutet (pronounced “Coutette,” in the Gascon style) is destined to be the eternal rival of Climens in Barsac—which is by no means a miserable fate. Its soils are slightly different, and while the citrus notes derived from the limestone subsoil are present, Coutet produces wines that are a bit more lively and mineral than Climens. In recent vintages, the wine has shown greater richness and body—a response to the competition from its peers. The 2014 vintage will not match the château’s greatest vintages, but the 2015 is expected to dazzle.

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Wine rated (2011 guide) 17/20 (Outstanding)

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2011 guide) 92/100 (Outstanding wine)

About the wine:

Tasted blind alongside its peers. It displays a very floral bouquet, bursting with white peach and grapefruit. It is lively and very pure. The palate is harmonious, with more sweetness than in previous vintages. It lacks viscosity in texture, suggesting high acidity to balance out all that sweetness (a hallmark of Coutet). The finish features notes of ginger and dried orange peel that linger nicely, and the overall impression is that it will take a few years to fully develop.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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 pinnacle of French winemaking. The finest terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical experience.)

About the wine:

A rare wine with a yield of just 5.5 hl/ha! The result is a Barsac with a delicate, airy style, very subtly fruity, and more floral than usual in vintages with higher sugar content.

About the estate:

This Premier Grand Cru Classé is one of the two leading estates in Barsac, along with Climens. On most of the plots, the famous red soil—a mixture of iron oxide and limestone—gives the wine an extra edge of liveliness compared to its immediate neighbors with equivalent sugar content. Aromas of citrus and acacia bring it closer to Climens, but Coutet generally opens up more quickly and often has slightly less sweetness, with the exception of the famous “crème de tête” known as the “Madame” cuvée. Philippe Baly from Alsace and his brother Dominique, along with his daughter Aline, have managed the estate with great care since their father purchased it in 1977. We have been following this consistently excellent estate for many years.

Wine Enthusiast

Wine rated (2009 guide) 90/100

Customer Rating

4.3/5

based on 84 reviews