Decanter – Bordeaux 2025: The vintage verdict and top-scoring wines

Château Coutet 2025: 95/100
Really fragrant and aromatic peach and pear notes on the nose and palate. Round, sweet, luscious and energetic, this has such a lovely presence in the mouth – ripe, forward, alive and sweet – orange juice, pineapple, mango and peaches. Lovely bitter tang on the finish too. Very assured.

Cuvée Opalie de Château Coutet 2025: 92/100
Floral peach and apricot notes with a clean and crisp core, juicy and succulent with a lovely fresh, clean and focused expression overall. Nothing too tart or full – relatively sleek and straight with a cool white stone fruit aspect. Delicious, a dollop of almost sweetness balanced by a salty, mineral, minty aspect.

Georgie Hindle