Château Rieussec 2021 Evesham Wood notes of undergrowth

notes of undergrowth

with very good balance in the palate

A perfect-scoring Super Second from the great 2022 vintage

it's a beautiful wine by any measure

Château Rieussec 2021 Evesham Wood notes of undergrowthFirst growth Sauternes from the Lafite Rothschild stable the estate that sits closest to d'Yquem, in a superb recent vintage. Chteau Rieussec guards the entrance to Sauternes and has been owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild since 1984. As early as 1868 it was said that "beyond any of the others, Rieussec produces wines very similar to Yquem" and in vintages like 2021 that comparison earns its keep. A single vine here yields about a glass of wine;