1989 Chateau Coutet Barsac 1er Grand Cru Classe

1989 Chateau Coutet Barsac 1er Grand Cru Classe

COCONUT!
Coutet, a Barsac in Sauternes, was the only village in Sauternes that was allowed to use the Barsac name on the label. In general, Sauternes tend to be a little fuller than Barsac. Loads of coconut hit my nose upon a whiff, not often for Coutet! Followed by toffee, sweet apricot and ripe pineapple. Sweet but not overly done, I love the balance of the wine, with stunning acidity in the background masked by sweetness, ripe apricot, toffee, cooked pineapple. It has the potential to age further.

3 Jul 2015
LONELY BARSAC
Not many drinkers appreciated Barsac/Sauternes wines nowadays. I drink it for the appreciation of the hard work. A grapevine sometimes made as little as a glass of this sweet dessert wine, and charged for a song, sadly. Elegant nose, toffee, the nose was a but disjointed with the palette. Huge sharp pineapple palette, elegant sweetness, melon, rich, sweet apricot, slightly bitter (tasted like Eau De Vie that's blend of cognac), creamy and orange peels.