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Château Rieussec 1er Grand Cru Classé 1989

  • Exotic fruit
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Dessert White
  • 14.50% 
  • 2.25L
  • Intensity
  • Dessert wine

One of the richest, most opulent Sauternes wines, it boasts power while remaining well balanced. More info

  • Quantity: 3 Bottles
  • Level: 3 into-neck
  • Label: 3 very slightly marked label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
  • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
  • Producer/Owner: Domaines Barons de Rothschild
  • More information....

Château Rieussec 1er Grand Cru Classé serve at a temperature of 8°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Foie gras en brioche, Roquefort, Crème brulée à la violette.

Peak: Drink until 2025

  • Vintage score: 19/20
  • What the experts say...

    Après s'être monté disjoint pendant un certain temps, ce vin présente désormais davantage de tenue. D'un paille profond, avec un nez intense de crème brulée, de tarte aux pommes, de poire et d'ananas doux et mûrs, il se montre très corsé, riche, gras et alcoolique en bouche. Très doux et faible en acidité, il est également onctueux, massif, d'une richesse luxuriante, et deviendra certainement plus policé en vieillissant. (...) Source Robert Parker (11/97)

    Lot presentation
    Château Rieussec 1er Grand Cru Classé

    The wine

    This wine is one of the richest and most opulent in the appellation. Very fruity, revealing notes of sweet spices and vanilla, it is a remarkably complex wine.

    Information about domain Château Rieussec

    Located on the highest point of the municipalities of Fargues and Sauternes, the Château Rieussec neighbours Yquem and is home to a contiguous vineyard planted in sandy clay or gravel clay soil. This cru's reputation bears testimony to the exceptional quality of its wines. The latter feature a well-defined golden hue and are complex, powerful and concentrated.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 3 Bottles
    • Level: 3 into-neck
    • Label: 3 very slightly marked label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Classic underground cellar
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 14.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
    • Classification: 1er Grand Cru Classé
    • Producer/Owner: Domaines Barons de Rothschild
    • Vintage: 1989
    • Color: Dessert White
    • Peak: Drink until 2025
    • Service temperature:
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 75
    • Volume: 80000 bottles
    • Intensity: Dessert wine
    • Dominant aroma: Exotic fruit
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 90% Sémillon, 7% Sauvignon, 3% Muscadelle

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    Château Rieussec 1er Grand Cru Classé 1989

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format