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Its 2022 vintage, full-bodied, intense, discreetly woody and less smoky than previous vintages, will rank among the greatest Bordeaux whites of the decade. Here are some comments from the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 95/100 "The 2022 Pape Clément Blanc is rich, layered and so inviting. Tangerine peel, pineapple, tropical fruit, mint and exotic floral notes fill out the layers. Light tropical inflections suggest a certain amount of richness, but in the end, the 2022 is airy and very nicely lifted. All the elements are so well balanced."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Pale yellow colour. Intense nose with very ripe fruit. Incredibly aromatic on the palate, giving it great charm and a unique character. The wine melts in the finish, long and very good."

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The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 96/100 “One of the great whites of Bordeaux, the Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is stellar in 2023. Soaring aromatics and sculpted fruit soar from the glass. Hints of tangerine oil, acacia, mint, marzipan and lemon confit open over time. The Grand Vin deftly balances power, tension and fruit presence."

J-M Quarin (March 2026): 96/100 "Pale yellow colour. Intense, refined, fruity and complex nose. Hints of orange, vanilla and spices. Meticulous on the palate, fragrant in the middle, with flavour and a light yet full-bodied texture, the wine finishes long and very tasty. Hints of aniseed in the finish. Superb in its grace and precision."

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 93/100 "The 2023 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is clean and precise on the nose, very focused and tensile, scents of clementine, freshly cut fennel, hints of lanolin in the background. The palate is well-balanced with fine acidity, impressive tension and more complexity than many of its peers. Again, there is a touch of spice on the finish, with lemongrass and stem ginger waiting patiently in the background. Very classy."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 91/100 "Smith Haut Lafitte goes far in terms of the sweetness and maturity of the fruit. Its flamboyant style seems to be further accentuated by the character of the vintage. The exotic flavour, suggesting passion fruit and pineapple with a hint of coconut milk, echoes a velvety, even languid texture! Slightly overwhelmed by its alcoholic richness, a corollary of its generosity, the wine nevertheless displays poise and authority, expressed through a long finish of flavours with a hint of bitterness."

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 96/100 "The 2022 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is superb. What a wine. Rich, ample and creamy, with striking balance, the 2022 dazzles from start to finish. Ripe pear, tangerine peel, chamomile, mint and a kiss of spice all meld together in a stunning Blanc that belies the warm, dry year. Plush, generous contours wrap it all togaether in style. The blance here is magnificent."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 97/100 "Pale yellow colour. Very aromatic nose, fine, with ripe fruit, developing superbly when the glass is shaken. Floral and buttery nuances. Hints of liquorice and even chardonnay. Once again, the tactile grace of this wine sweeps the palate away and shatters any attempt to describe it, as it melts, perfumes and stretches out long, delicate, powerful and airy all at once. Enjoy it now!"

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 94/100

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - February 2023): 95/100 "The 2020 Smith Haut Lafitte Blanc is superb. Élevage has done wonders in lending energy and brilliance. The 2020 shows the soft curves of the warm vintage, but it has tons of energy, too. That makes for an aboslutely brilliant, compelling white that delivers on so many levels. The 2020 offers enough approachability to drink well now, but also the energy to develop well in bottle for many years to come."

J-M Quarin (March 2023): 97/100 "Yellow color with green highlights. Intense, fine, fruity and pure nose. A touch of truffle when the glass is shaken. Extremely meticulous on entry, very aromatic in the middle, with a delicate port and a touch of candied orange, the wine glides across the palate on a melting body. Very hedonistic, it evolves powerfully towards a long, delicate and noble finish. Superb!"

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni - January 2025): 94/100 "The 2022 Cos d'Estournel Blanc is a blend of 74% Sauvignon Blanc and 26% Sémillon. Rich and creamy on the palate, the 2022 Cos Blanc offers up a striking mix of orchard fruit, chamomile, tangerine oin, mint and spice. Vinification and aging in barrel emphasizes the wine's inherent oiliness and weight. This is a serious, structured white for the dinner table."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 94/100 "Light yellow colour with green highlights. The nose is moderately aromatic, fruity and very reduced. Fat on the attack, juicy in the middle, delicious, the wine melts on the palate. It has a long, nervous, fresh finish with a nice spicy aftertaste." 

As the Revue du Vin de France pointed out during the Primeurs tastings, the 2021 vintage is "one of the most accomplished in its history".

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 93/100 “The white reaches an excellent level, developing citrus and white fruit notes.”

Vinous (Antonio Galloni - december 2023) : 94/100 “The 2021 Cos d'Estournel Blanc is a big wine-rich, dramatic and expressive. Low yields in 2021 created a white that is deep, layered and quite potent in feel. Tangerine peel, citrus confit, marzipan and a touch of new oak give the 2021 a decidedly flamboyant, extroverted personality."

The 2022 vintage, 70% Muscadelle and 30% Sémillon, is sweeter and more concentrated, with notes of dried fruit (apricot, grape) and candied fruit (clementine, Spanish melon). Favourite of the Hachette 2026 guide.

80% Sémillon and 20% Muscadelle, the 2021 vintage has aromas of fresh fruit (apricot, quince and pineapple) and a lovely acidity that gives it liveliness and delicacy, winning it a gold medal at the Concours Général de Paris.

The 2021 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (September 2024): 90/100 “The Orient and its spices draw the volutes of the aromatic structure. Candied pear, apricot, honey and saffron ennoble the contours of the palate. An expansive, voluminous, candied Monbazillac, just the way we like it."

The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 93/100 "The 2023 Haut-Bergeron has quite a complex bouquet that needs coaxing from the glass, revealing pure botrytised fruit, honeysuckle and beeswax scents and a touch of jasmine. The palate is well balanced, with a viscous entry, a silver thread of acidity, bright and focused with a lovely, caressing, honeyed finish. Delivers what you want from a Sauternes."

J-M Quarin (March 2026): 91/100 “Golden color. Intense nose with ripe, subtle fruit. Creamy. Meticulous on the palate, aromatic in the middle, with a melting body, the wine glides to a savory, long finish. It's very good.”

The 2022 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 94/100 "Very rich yet elegant, harmonious and pure, this great classic is still a little “tight”, with a tactile sensation of viscosity that overshadows its aromatic expression. The future belongs to it."

The 2021 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - November 2023): 91/100 “The 2021 Haut-Bergeron has an attractive bouquet with acacia honey, yellow plum and light peachy notes, gradually gaining intensity with aeration. The palate is weel-balanced with fine weight, the acidity lending tension. The finish has a delightful marmelade and quince tinge that lingers in the mouth. Delightful.”

B. Burtschy (septembre 2022) : 94-95/100

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The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 96/100 "The 2023 Doisy-Daëne is redolent of pineapple, tangerine oil and passion fruit. Doisy-Daëne is usually a bit more floral, but the 2023 seems to be built on striking textural richness. As good as the 2023 is, it will be much more complete with a few years in bottle."

J-M Quarin (March 2026): 97/100 "Yellow color with green highlights. Intense, refined, fruity, subtle and noble nose. It evolves deeply in the glass. Magical on entry, particularly aromatic in the middle, the wine melts on the palate, complex and accompanied by exceptional silkiness. It is superb and so deep. Bravo!"

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 96/100 "The 2023 Doisy-Daëne has a bright and quite intense bouquet: dried honey, candle wax and quince, quite complex but it deserves time. The palate is just exquisite on the opening, with a viscous texture, orange pith and quince mixed with wild honey and a touch of white peach. There is real weight and density on the finish, another superb Doisy-Daëne and perchance superior to the previous vintage, tasted a few weeks later."

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 96/100 "The 2022 Doisy-Daëne has a powerful bouquet with touches of yellow fruit, pressed white flowers, saffron and jasmine emerging with time. This has fine delineation. The palate is supremely well balanced with caressing viscous botrytised fruit effortlessly matched by the acidity. Poised and very tender on the long finish, this is a wonderful Barsac."

J.M Quarin (February 2025): 95/100 "Yellow colour with green highlights. Intense, fruity, smooth and complex nose. Base notes of fresh almond and apricot. Meticulous on the palate, complex and fragrant in the middle, the wine evolves with a refined touch towards a long, unbeatable finish. Very good."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 94/100

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

For the Revue du Vin de France, the 2016 : « fruit étincelant et cristallin, caractère épuré qui signe le terroir de Barsac ».

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 96/100 "The first bottle of 2016 Doisy-Daëne was corked. The second is clean and precise on the nose, offering honeycomb, lanolin, crushed rocks and light yellow flower aromas that gain intensity with aeration. The palate is very well balanced, and a fine bead of acidity cuts through the intense botrytized fruit. Very harmonious and poised, with impressive intensity on the finish. This is a marvelous Sauternes. Excellent."

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The 2014 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin-March 2024): 93+/100 “The 2014 Doisy-Daëne has an attractive nose with petrol-tinged honeyed fruit, orange blossom and wax resin. Like its peers, there is something a little Germanic here. The palate is very well balanced with a pure entry. The acidity slices through the botrytised fruit, with touches of peach and ginger towards the finish. Fine."

Wine Advocate: 95-97/100 “This is a fabulous Doisy-Daëne from Denis Dubourdieu.”

La Revue des Vins de France: 17-18/20 “Endowed with pure fruit, generous liqueur, it is balanced by the finesse, the minerality of the soil.”

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The 2013 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - May 2023): 92/100 “The 2013 Doisy-Daëne showed better than the bottle poured at the vertical two years earlier. this has a fresh and perfumed nose with pressed white flower, lemon verbena and light minerally scents - a touch of white linen and less of the honeysuckle. The palate is well balanced with superb weight and tension, not the most complex Barsac, yet focused with a fresh, saline finish that counters the botrytised fruit. Very fine. ”

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The 2022 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2025): 93/100 "The 2022 Rayne-Vigneau has a slightly Germanic feel on the nose, with a light petrol note that percolates through the honeyed fruit. The palate is well balanced with a fresh opening and light pear and passionfruit tones mixed with a touch of pineapple, leading to a viscous, nectarine- and peach skin- tinged finish. This is very promising."

J-M Quarin (February 2025): 93/100 "Yellow colour with green highlights. Very aromatic and subtle nose, smelling of ripe fruit. Airy and meticulous on the palate, with a graceful touch and a melting body that evolves into a long, delicately roasted persistence. Very good."

Bettane + Desseauve (Guide 2026) : 97/100

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026): 97/100 “As expressive as ever, supremely distinguished and harmonious. This is undoubtedly one of the great successes of the vintage in Sauternes; however, the immediate appeal of the fruit is giving way to a more tactile and honeyed profile, which is entirely natural.”

Vinous (N.Martin - January 2024): 93/100 “The 2020 Coutet has a promising nose with dried honey, nectarine, Clementine and saffron scents, though it doesn't quite have the complexity of the best Sauternes. The palate is well balanced with a tangy opening, fine depth and better acidity than others in this flight. Marmalade and quince tones emerge toward the finish as this lingers nicely in the mouth. Very fine.”

La Revue du Vin de France, ranked 1st among Sauternes 2020 (September 2023): 98/100 “Coutet 2020 is very racy from the outset, even if it gives pride of place to fresh fruit in this vintage with little botrytization. Tonic from start to finish, it hides the opulence of its liqueur behind this obvious fruit. A summit of purity, precocious harmony and naturalness”.

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - February 2024): 91/100 “The 2016 Coutet is a vintage that I am ambivalent towards. It feels a little strict and lean on the nose, missing the presence and concentration of the previous vintage. The palate is well balanced with quince and tangerine, with moderate depth, yet it needs more acidity and bite on the finish.”

J-M Quarin (March 2019): 93/100 “Yellow color with green highlights. Very aromatic, spicy and complex nose. Caressing on the attack, juicy on development, very aromatic, the wine melts on the palate, tasty, long and very charming. Very good.”

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The 2012 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N.Martin - February 2022): 92/100 “The 2012 Coutet is well-defined with wild honey, acacia and honeysuckle notes, not amazingly complex but pure. The palate is well balanced with a viscous entry, fine acidity, plenty of botrytis here with a slightly tangy finish. Fine cohesion here, this should drink well for 15 years or so.”

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The 2019 vintage in the press:

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 94/100

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2022): 97/100 "The 2019 Rieussec is absolutely gorgeous. Gracious and supremely elegant in feel, the 2019 is immediately impressive. An exotic melange of lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, passionfruit and tangerine oil opens effortlessly. The 2019 is compelling from start to finish. Harvest tool place from October 8 to 15, in three passes. The 2019 is the first vintage that will be offered in a stylish new bottle. It is no secret Sauternes has struggled of late. I must say I really liked the new and very modern presentation, which shows a more playful side of Sauternes that might just work in creating a bite more excitement around these wines."

Hachette (Guide 2023): Coup de ♥ “A sublime Rieussec, with exceptional balance and elegance.”

J-M Quarin (April 2023): 93/100 “The palate heralds the great return of Rieussec.”

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The 2019 vintage in the press:

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024): 94/100

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2022): 97/100 "The 2019 Rieussec is absolutely gorgeous. Gracious and supremely elegant in feel, the 2019 is immediately impressive. An exotic melange of lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers, passionfruit and tangerine oil opens effortlessly. The 2019 is compelling from start to finish. Harvest tool place from October 8 to 15, in three passes. The 2019 is the first vintage that will be offered in a stylish new bottle. It is no secret Sauternes has struggled of late. I must say I really liked the new and very modern presentation, which shows a more playful side of Sauternes that might just work in creating a bite more excitement around these wines."

Hachette (Guide 2023): Coup de ♥ “A sublime Rieussec, with exceptional balance and elegance.”

J-M Quarin (April 2023): 93/100 “The palate heralds the great return of Rieussec.”

The 2018 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2021): 93/100 "The 2018 Rieussec does come across a little oaky on the nose, although that is always the case here. Underneath lies plenty of honeyed fruit touches of lemon curd, almond and apricot the palate is well balanced, offering very pure honeyed fruit laced with vanilla, almond and hints of nougat, and more apricot and peach toward the finish. This will be a very seductive Rieussec, but afford it 4-5 years to fully assimilate the oak."

The 2010 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - September 2023): 93/100 “It has since opened with saffron-tinged honeyed fruit, dried honey and almond shavings. This example is more vanillary and oaky than previous ones, and that actually distracts from the terroir expression. The palate is medium-bodied; again, the new oak feels more prominent than previous bottles, prompting me to lower my score. It's utterly seductive but articulates more of the winemaking than i would like.”

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The 2023 vintage in the press:

Vinous (A. Galloni – March 2026): 100/100 “The 2023 Suduiraut is a model of modern Sauternes. Orange peel, burnt sugar, crème-brûlée, tangerine peel, and wild flowers inform a Sauternes of total finesse and silkiness. Yields were a measly 12 hectoliters per hectare. The 150 grams of residual sugar are not especially evident. Everything about the 2023 is perfectly judged. It can be enjoyed with minimal cellaring or cellared for decades. The 2023 is a timeless wine that is among the most notable successes of the year."

J-M Quarin (March 2026): 95/100 "Yellow colour with coppery highlights. Intense, refined, fruity and pure nose. Hints of fresh almonds. Delicate on the palate, very aromatic in the middle, with graceful texture and a mellow body, the wine develops into a juicy, smooth and dynamic wine. It finishes with a slightly spicy note and is impossible to spit out."

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2026): 97/100 "The 2023 Suduiraut is a knockout Sauternes for the vintage. Very pure on the nose with wild honey, apricot and touches of lychee, this is packed with botrytised fruit. The palate has just the right amount of viscosity without overloading in terms of weight, making this relatively easier drinking compared to other vintages. Irresistible. 150 g/L residual sugar."

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The 2020 vintage in the press:

La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2025): 95/100 “the 2020, pure, ample, deep, deploying the characteristic foundation of the cru but more compact in the expression of its form as well as its aromas.”

Bettane et Desseauve (Guide 2024) : 93/100

Vinous (A. Galloni - December 2022): 96/100 "The 2020 Suduiraut, 100% Sémillon in this vintage, is a dense, tightly wound wine that is going to need a number of years to come around. Passionfruit, ginger, spice, mint, apricot and tangerine peel build nicely in the glass. The 2020 is a blend of four picks from mid-September to early November. All the elements are so nicely balanced. Tge 2020 is simply exquisite."

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The 2016 vintage in the press:

Described as “masterful” and rated 19/20 by Revue du Vin de France.

J-M Quarin (September 2021): 93/100 “Intense, fine, subtle nose of pure, ripe fruit. Delicate on entry, mellow in the middle, melting.”

Vinous (N. Martin - January 2020): 92+/100 "The 2016 Suduiraut has a clean, pure bouquet of light marmelade, lanolin, curry leaf and wax resin aromas, quite complex and developing more and more personality with aeration. The palate is well balanced, with a viscous, almost unctuous opening. This is richer and heavier in style than many 2016 Sauternes, but maybe just loses some detail and precision on the finish."

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The 2015 vintage in the press:

Vinous (N. Martin - February 2025): 96/100 "The 2015 Suduiraut has a clean and pure bouquet with beeswax, lanolin and touches of pressed white flower emerging with time. The palate is taut, fresh and tensile, with a lovely honeyed texture, assiduously spiced toward the lingering finish. Excellent."

J-M Quarin (March 2019): 93/100 “Golden color. Nose of medium intensity, fruity and, above all, slightly reduced. Decant. Delicate on the entry, suave in the middle, very fragrant, the wine glides tasty and aromatic, all in delicacy towards a long finish.”