Château Les Justices 2003
A remarkable, expressive, and well-crafted Sauternes!
Bettane & Desseauve 18/20, RVF 16/20, Gault Millau 90/100The Château Les Justices, owned by the family Médeville, is one of the leading unclassified wines of the Sauternes region. With every vintage, it produces wines of exemplary consistency that often rival many classified growths. This 2003 is one of the château’s finest achievements. A truly great vintage with perfect balance, featuring an elegant, noble, and very fruity bouquet, with remarkable depth on the palate where one appreciates its richness and finesse, without excessive sweetness. Best enjoyed with pan-seared foie gras. Superb... A sure bet!
Buy Justices wines at the best prices in a private sale!
Starting at €99 on your first order
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
A clean attack, a full-bodied and rounded palate, and a wonderfully long finish
Serve
bottled at 12% ABV
Open
1 hour ago
Drink from
2008
High point
2012
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairings
Un foie gras poêllé aux pêches, un dessert à base de fruits, une tarte tatin<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2017 guide): 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)
About the estate:
This 8.5-hectare estate, located in Preignac in the northern 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.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
3-star rated estate (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 less expressive than that of Gilette—composed of 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 des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2017 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing high-quality wines—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, distinguished by the fact that it is not aged in barrels.