Vert de vin – Le millésime 2022

Château Coutet 2022: 95-96/100
The nose is elegant, racy and precise. It reveals notes of roasted pineapple, kumquat and small notes of roasted apricot associated with touches of yellow peach, quenette, spices, fine hints of almost aromatic herbs, a hint of sage as well as a subtle sappy hint, saline and a very discreet hint of pepper / spices. The palate is beautifully structured, supple, fresh, mineral and offers a tangy frame, suppleness, a beautiful racy minerality, deepness as well as unctuosity in finesse and delicacy. On the palate this wine expresses notes of kumquat and roasted apricot associated with touches of candied peach, raisin/passerillage, pulpy/candied brugnon as well as fine hints of apricot flowers, elderflowers and verbena. Presence of a discreet hint of fresh marmalade and orangette on the finish.

Opalie de Château Coutet 2022: 93/100
The nose is elegant, precise as well as crystalline and riche at the same time. It reveals notes of peach blossoms, bright vine peach and small notes of pink lychee associated with fine hints of Quenette, pink grapefruit as well as a discreet hint of gravels (terroir) and a subtle almost aniseed hint. The palate is beautifully built, supple, precise, mineral and offers a certain small roundness as well as gourmandise. On the palate this wine expresses notes of vine peach, peach blossom and small notes of lychee associated with touches of quenette, fine hints of ripe citrus fruits, small exotic fruits as well as a hint of kumquat, beeswax and a discreet buttery hint (in the background). Gourmandise, energy and salinity in the background. An “umami” side.

Jonathan Choukroun