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Château Les Justices 2011

Château Les Justices 2011

Sauternes|White wine
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5/5 (1 customers)

16,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

16/20

RVF

“Very intense, with a strong emphasis on structure. Good aromatic development. Long, with a warm, minty finish.” (The Bettane & Desseauve Guide to French Wines). A sumptuous Sauternes with a very pleasant, powerful, and complex nose, a full-bodied and round palate, and a wonderfully long finish...

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Estate

Château Les Justices

Vintage

2011

Designation

Sauternes

Region

Bordeaux

Grape Varieties

88% Sémillon, 8% Sauvignon, 4% Muscadelle

Regions

gravel, sand, and some clay, with a clay-limestone subsoil

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

fermentation in stainless steel tanks at low temperatures

Livestock Farming

18 months in the tank

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

A beautiful, deep yellow color with golden highlights

Nose

A very pleasant, powerful, and complex nose, with notes of white fruit, flowers, and botrytis

Palate

bold attack, full-bodied and round on the palate, wonderfully long finish

Serve

bottled at 12°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink starting at

2017

Drink before

2035

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with pan-seared foie gras with peaches, a fruit-based dessert, a tarte Tatin...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated 16.5/20 (Benchmark wine)

Rated estate (2017 guide): 3*Stars (High-quality production that serves as a benchmark in its sector)

About the wine:

Very intense, with a focus on structure. Good aromatic development. Long finish with a warm, minty aftertaste.

About the estate:

This 8.5-hectare estate, located in Preignac in the northern part of the Sauternes region, produces some of the most consistent and finest unclassified wines in Sauternes. The estate is owned by the very friendly Gonet-Medeville family, who also own the excellent champagnes of the same name, the legendary Château Gilette, and Château Respide-Medeville in the Graves appellation.
Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Estate rated 3 stars (Very high-quality production)

About the estate:

The Médeville family is a leading name in Sauternes. As owners of Château Gilette, they have also managed Château Les Justices for over two centuries. Although grown on a terroir that is less expressive than Gilette’s—featuring gravel, sand, and some clay—the wines of Château Les Justices nevertheless benefit from the Médevilles’ expertise and are consistently elegant and of high quality.
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 (2016 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

Rated estate (2017 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or high-quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the estate:

Julie Médeville and her husband Xavier Gonet, who also own the legendary Château Gilette, run this lovely estate, well known among bargain hunters in Sauternes. The estate produces a Sauternes with a deliciously fragrant bouquet and no excess sweetness. The wine develops fairly quickly in the bottle and, in great vintages, rivals the appellation’s top classified growths. A sure bet, its distinctive feature is that it is not aged in barrels.

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