2011 Broustet

Tasted blind at the Sauternes 2011 horizontal tasting. The Château Broustet 2011 puts in a good show for the vintage. It has a very pure and lifted bouquet with light honey, orange peel, lanolin and yellow flowers that gain intensity with time. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine line of acidity, viscous in texture, very pure and elegant with an almost nonchalant finish that feels long, even if it does not quite possess the complexity of its peers. Enjoy this in the short to medium-term.

Sweet, barley-sugar flavour. Flat and rather dull on the finish. Seems to lack freshness but it is very intense. (JH)

RS 135 g/l, TA 4.3 g/l, pH 3.5. Clear and pale. Mineral and a hint of green fruit. Soft but with a sweet-sour freshness and almost gentle on the finish. Very pure, moderate length. (JH)