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d'Arche (Sauternes) 2005

RegionBordeaux
Subregion France > Bordeaux > Sauternes and Barsac
ColourSweet White
TypeStill
Grape VarietySauvignon Blanc/Semillon

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Tasting Notes

Unfortunately because of time and space constraints, I am only able to list the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes and their finished scores without tasting notes. However, readers should know that the 2005 vintage has turned out to be excellent, if not outstanding. It is the finest year for these sweet wines after 2001 and before 2007.

88
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate (176), April 2008

Aromas of honey, dried apple and pear. Full-bodied, medium-sweet, with a solid core of fruit and honey character. Very impressive. Fresh. Juicy.

92/94
James Suckling, WineSpectator.com, March 2006

Tasted blind. Deep coppery colour. Not much nose. Lots of sweetness but not much subtlety. A tad beery. Sudden finish.
Drink 2014-2020

16
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, March 2017

Tangy, lively, medium weight, pretty sweet. Good solid chewiness. Worthwhile yeoman stuff with some structure. Good effort and lift though not one of the sweetest. Very tangy. Drink 2012/25

17
Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com, April 2006
Please note that these tasting notes/scores are not intended to be exhaustive and in some cases they may not be the most recently published figures. However, we always do our best to add latest scores and reviews when these come to our attention. We advise customers who wish to purchase wines based simply on critical reviews to carry out further research into the latest reports.