Chateau Coutet Vintage 1989 United Kingdom

Chateau Coutet Vintage 1989 United KingdomHistory tells us that Thomas Jefferson claimed that Coutet was the best Sauternes in Barsac. The property changed hands many times, after the owner Filhot was beheaded during the French Revolution, until purchased by the Baly family in 1977. Typical blend, Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc. 75cl bottle. Abv 13. 5% Bottle condition, capsule good, label good, wine level in neck Critic tasting note: (1989 vintage) "This is the second time in several years that I

Initially very muted on the nose

Such gloss and power

Château Citran's current owners

ranked as a second growth in the 1855 classification

a sweet wine

The label is good

In the mouth

a descendent of Filhot

The estate has 135 hectares of vines in the CEntre Deux Merry and Bordeaux appellations

trading hands from the influential Ségur family to the Copmartin family

black fruit

of Huguenot origin