Château Rieussec 1990 1er Cru Classé, Sauternes AC, MC

Rieussec

Château Rieussec 1990
1er Cru Classé, Sauternes AC, MC

Rating in the 100-point quality scale: 94

CHF 85.00

Content: 75 cl

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Product number: n1019

Country:	France
Region:	Bordeaux
Producer/appellation:	Sauternes/Barsac
Wine type:	Sweet wines
Year:	1990
Content:	75 cl
Organic/bio dynamic:	No

94

Stephen Tanzer

Vinous

Exotic aromas of truffle, game, dried fruits and tobacco; strong impression of botrytis. Powerful on entry, then very sweet (74 grams/liter r.s.) and very concentrated, with an amazingly glyceral texture. Powerful and very deep. Still some sulfur to be absorbed. One of the richest wines of this group, really thick with extract. Finishes firm, youthful and very, very long. This vintage was picked in a single trie extending from late October into November.

90

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 1990 was more precocious and flattering than the more highly rated 1988 and 1989, with its tropical fruit-scented nose, big, spicy, rich, high alcohol flavors, and a fine underpinning of acidity giving everything clarity and crispness. It will be drinkable at an earlier age than the 1989, but it will last just as long.