2000 Château Rieussec, Sauternes

[Cam]

A wonderful, sweet white bordeaux with alot of potential, alothough it scores betwen a 6 and a 10 on wine charts, i'd put it at a 7/10, it's inconsitency is purely down to age, I think 3-7 years will do the wine alot of justice, it's priced anywhere from 12-20 pounds a bottle.

butterscotch, honey and cinnamin, would benefit from aging:

I reccommend:

Caramel, toffee, any reasonably made crème brulée.

coffe or tiramisu icecream would go down quite nicely too, you wouldn't smoke a cigar with this paticular bordeaux, in general not with any white wine. Tell me what you think, anyone else tried a bottle of the 2000?

Cam -

[Cam]

I should mention, the price stated is for a half bottle. 37 cl

[Ken Gargett]

can't recall seeing it. i held off '00s with the rep of the 01's. thought better spending the dosh there. must say that i am over the moon with 01 sauternes.

[Cam]

» can't recall seeing it. i held off '00s with the rep of the 01's. thought

» better spending the dosh there. must say that i am over the moon with 01

» sauternes.

just got a bottle of the '04 from a mate who has a small italian shop ill let you know what I think

[Cam]

ok about the sauternes.. its a 2004 Rieussex (Ch. Baron roths).. it could do with at least another few years, initial taste was amazing, watermelon, citrus, cedar and caramel/vanilla icecream.

the wine is fine to drink now, would go well with a panatella or other small cigar, but a few years good cellaring won't go a stray

[bassman]

Nice to hear the 00s are drinking well. Haven't bought any. really stocked up on 97, got a few 98, then stocked up again on 01s. 03 & 05 are supposed to be fantastic years, but with the declining $ Sauternes is getting hard to afford.

I'd never turn down a Rieussec, in fact I have some 98s, but my Sauternes of choice is La Tour Blanche.

[Ken Gargett]

i still think that the 01 yquem is the greatest young wine i've ever tried. and i think it will become one of the all time greatest ever yquems, if not the best.

[bassman]

» i still think that the 01 yquem is the greatest young wine i've ever tried.

» and i think it will become one of the all time greatest ever yquems, if not

» the best.

Another one I can't afford!:crying: