Ch. Rieussec, Sauternes - First release of 2007
29 04 2008
If you’ve been following our blog reports direct from Bordeaux this month, you’ll know that 2007 is an extremely varied vintage - unlike any other our Fine Wine Team have ever tasted.
Our Sales Director Simon Staples says that while “the majority of the red wines are either dilute and lack weight or are over-extracted some of the Grand Châteaux have made soft, rich seductive wines which will offer delightful early drinkers”
”The 2007 white wines are magnificent: the dry whites are the best I’ve tasted at this stage 20 years and this is unquestionably the second best year for Sauternes after the peerless 2001 vintage”
We have just released the first wine of 2007 - the 2007 Ch. Rieussec from Sauternes. Awarded 19/20 points from Jancis Robinson, this rightly popular wine from the owners of First Growth Lafite-Rothschild is as engaging and sumptuous as ever in 2007. The soft, dense, rich texture is classic Rieussec while the level of sweetness is more balanced than in some previous vintages.
Read more about this wine and keep up-to-date with the vintage with our comprehensive Bordeaux 2007 section, including exclusive podcasks, vintage reports and tasting notes.
And don’t forget, we offer an extensive Bordeaux Guide for further information on any of the producers mentioned and you can always view previous vintages such as Bordeaux 2005 & Bordeaux 2006 for comparison.
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Whilst we can trust implicitly the Berry Bros’ choice in wines, given their commercial outlook in this day and age, in their view do the 2007’s look like representing good value for money?
Or should their regular clients look to previous years to stock up their cellars?
jonathan
p.s. if they are anything like 1997, then I think I know the answer.
This is the key question. As far as the whites (both dry and sweet) are concerned we have a very good vintage indeed (look out for our Liquid Gold assortment case and the outstanding Domaine de Chevalier Blanc) though the release prices so far have been higher than we had hoped for.
The reds are undeniably mixed, and even the best reds will have to be sensibly priced to be worth buying. I hope that this will be the case; if not there will be a very strong argument to look back to 2004 and 2006 for value, and the truly outstanding, if increasingly expensive, 2005s for something very special indeed.