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16 February 2026

Château Coutet 2023: 94/100The 2023 Coutet has a fresh an quite saline bouquet with yellow plum, sea spray and quince scents that unfold with time. The palate is well balanced with a very harmonious and mellifluous opening, a killer line of Coutet’s signature acidity that imparts superb mineralité on the finish. Wonderful. Neal Martin

13 February 2026

Château Coutet (Barsac) 2023: 96/100The blend of Coutet is 95% Semillon, wth 4% Sauvignon Blanc and 1% Muscadelle. A glorious Barsac nose combining sweet white peach, confit orange peel and apricots, with seams of crushed chalk and a fresh matchstick minerality which shows more on the first sample than the second. The palate is charming, […]

6 January 2026

Château Coutet 2023 : 98/10095% Sémillon, 4% Sauvignon Blanc, 1% MuscadelleLa fraîcheur calcaire pose le décor et signale son rôle de leader de manière décidée avec des arguments difficilement contestables ! Ainsi, les nuances crayeuses s’allient à des parfums de fruits à noyau et des nuances terreuses (céleri, radis) puis une touche de zeste d’agrumes. […]

3 December 2025

It always surprises me that so few chefs are into wine or are willing to fine tune their food to accommodate a special bottle.Chris Wicks who used to be the chef/proprietor of Bell’s Diner in Bristol isn’t one of them.He’s always appreciated wine and is more than happy to adjust his food to let it […]

19 November 2025

Top 5 Wines of Sauternes & Barsac Château Coutet 2015: 96/100 Luxurious. Rich and aromatic, balanced by acidity, white fruits, blossoms, candied peel, spices, mango, a pretty concentrations of flavours and aromas.   Suzanne Mustacich

30 October 2025

TERRE DE VINS AIME :(…) À ne pas manquer également, de magnifiques millésimes comme (…) le 2009 du 1er cru classé de Barsac Château Coutet (79 €) Frédérique Hermine

30 October 2025

Opalie de Château Coutet 2022 : 93/100Une noblesse au nez, saline et minérale, avec une délicate note fumée. En bouche, de la complexité et une texture crémeuse, sur des notes de tarte au citron vanillée. Ella Lister

26 June 2025

Château Coutet 2024 : 17.5/20Beaux fruits, agrumes, mandarine, abricots, pamplemousse, pas extrêmement sucré, très pur, élégant, citronné, équilibré, long. Ronald de Groot

18 June 2025

Château Coutet 2005: 94/100The 2005 Coutet has a perfume and well defined nose with orange rind, marmalade, barley sugar and light wild honey scents. The palate is fresh on the entry and very focused, with crisp acidity and a bright, tensile, very pure finish. Excellent. Tasted at the 2005 Sauternes horizontal held at Château Coutet. […]