Chassaux et Fils, Specially Selected, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2019

90
Tasted by: Tina Gellie
(at Tate Modern, London, 11 Sep 2023)
Drinking Window: 2023 - 2027
As with other perennial festive favourites, this launches in November. A little goes a long way and will impress with its unctuous barley sugar, dried apricot and lemon sherbet flavours cut by racy acidity. New to the range, a 2023 Specially Selected Sweet Clare Valley Riesling (£7.99) is less sweet but also not as complex.
Chassaux et Fils, Specially Selected, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France 2019
Producer
Chassaux et Fils
Brand
Specially Selected
Vintage
2019
Wine Type
Still
Colour
White
Country
France
Region
Appellation
Sauternes
Sweetness
Sweet
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
13.50%
Body
Full
Oak
Lightly Oaked
Grapes
6% Sauvignon Blanc
94% Sémillon