Château Coutet - Barsac 2015

Vinifera

5 / 5

the5/31/2016

Très beau nez hespéridé sur les agrumes confits, le miel de fleur. La bouche est à l’unisson, ascendante, avec une liqueur importante sous-tendue par une fine acidité. Très belle finale traçante.

Decanter.com

92 / 100

byJane Ansonthe5/2/2016

Very rich, deep aromas of lemon verbena, peach, cinnamon; enticing. Rich, dense and suave palate, with a honeyed richness to the spicy, fresh citrus and apple jelly flavours. A large-scaled Coutet showcasing a hint of passerillage (dried grapes). Outstanding, but I prefer the 2014. 2020-2035

Wine Spectator

94-97 / 100

byJames Molesworththe5/2/2016

Château Coutet Barsac 2015 | Wine Rating | Wine Spectator Vibrant, with a singed almond frame sprinting along, this offers nectarine, white peach and star fruit notes. Mirabelle plum and pineapple details echo through the finish. Very long, boasting terrific range.

The Wine Cellar Insider

94-96 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/30/2016

Concentrated, rich and deep, there is more than ample, perfectly ripe and over ripe, sweet, juicy, pineapples, apricot, vanilla, almond and honeysuckle all coated with flowery honey. But like all great sweet wines, it is the vibrant acidity that makes the wine interesting and keeps it fresh.

Wine Advocate

94-96 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/29/2016

The 2015 Coutet comes with 153 grams per liter of residual sugar at 13.8% alcohol. It has a fragrant bouquet with acacia honey, citrus scents and a touch of melted butter, all very well defined. The palate is medium-bodied with impressive purity, those limestone soils imparting the acidity that defined this Barsac, and lending great precision and tension on the live-wire finish. This is a wonderful Coutet that feels energetic - a compressed spring coil that will drink earlier than the likes of Climens or de Fargues, but has the DNA to age gracefully over 25-30 years. Drink 2019-2050

Vinous

90-93 / 100

byAntonio Gallonithe4/27/2016

The 2015 Coutet is nicely lifted, gracious and understated. Candied apple, Jolly Rancher and exotic flowers are all nicely balanced in this attractive, mid-weight Sauternes. This is a very pretty Barsac built on aromatic nuance and bright, salivating acidity.

timatkin.com

95 / 100

byTim Atkin MWthe4/20/2016

Wine Enthusiast

96 / 100

byRoger Vossthe4/15/2016

95–97. Barrel Sample. The wine is ripe yet stylish and pure. It has a great balance between bright acidity and rich fruitiness. It is a very fine wine with great aging potential, as it hints at the more opulent future to come.

Wine Spectator

94-97 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/15/2016

Vibrant, with a singed almond frame sprinting along, this offers nectarine, white peach and star fruit notes. Mirabelle plum and pineapple details echo through the finish. Very long, boasting terrific range.

René Gabriel

18 / 20

the4/10/2016

Mittleres Gelb, lindengrüne Nuancen darin, leuchtend. Intensives, voll süsses Bouquet, helle Rosinen, Aprikosengelée, fein blumige Würze darin zeigend. Legt an der Luft kontinuierlich zu. Im Gaumen reich, auch hier eine dramatische Süsse aufweisend, feine Bitterkeit im Extrakt, die Säure scheint momentan etwas Mühe haben diesen Kraftakt auszubalancieren. Dafür verdient er aber den Begriff «liquoreux» ganz besonders. 18/20 2025 – 2065