On the Trail – A Sweet Spot Vintage: 2023 Sauternes

2023 Sauternes: Great Bordeaux at Accessible Prices (…)

2023 Coutet, Sauternes (375ml) $29.99 98RP 97DC 97JS 97WS 96JA 95TWP is a perfect example. This historic First Growth of Barsac has been owned by the Baly family since 1977 and for more than three decades has benefited from a close technical and commercial partnership with the team at Baron Philippe de Rothschild. It is a remarkable combination: one of Barsac’s great limestone terroirs, a property with centuries of history, and the caliber of expertise associated with Mouton-Rothschild. In 2023, everything came together. Coutet has always had a wonderful natural freshness and cut that separates it from richer expressions of Sauternes, and in a vintage that married concentration with exceptional energy, that house style found an ideal canvas. This is a stunning Coutet and another reminder of just how much classified Bordeaux pedigree can still be purchased here(…)