2022 Château Coutet
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The 2022 Coutet has a perfumed, quite floral bouquet with yellow plum, marmalade and light swimming pool scents. The palate is actually better, with fine acidity, quite tangy with a dab of marmalade, gentle grip and a viscous, very persistent finish. This is a cut above and it should give many years of drinking pleasure. Tasted blind at the Southwold tasting in London.
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James Suckling
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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The 2022 Château Coutet is more deep gold-hued and has a ripe, powerful style in its brioche, toasted bread, honeyed orange, and marmalade-like aromas and flavors. It's a rich, unctuous, full-bodied effort that has serious density and depth.
The 2022 Coutet has a clean and precise bouquet with scents of white peach, apricot blossom, quince and saffron. It unfolds wonderfully in the glass but maintains a sense of control. The palate is very well balanced, with ample weight counterbalanced by a keen thread of acidity. There is a naturalness to this Coutet that I really appreciate. This is very fine.
About the producer
Classified as a First Growth in 1855, this Barsac property has a history stretching back to the 14th century. Today it has 38.5 hectares of vineyard, producing brilliant sweet wines cut by taut acidity. In certain years, it produces Cuvée Madame, pure botrytised Semillon from its oldest vines.