Rieussec

Specification

Producer

Rieussec

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux

Classification

Premier Cru (1855), Sauternes

Grapes

Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle

Vintage

2001

Case

Half Bottle, 24 x 37.5cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

RIEUSS0124X38

About this wine

The grand vin of Château Rieussec is a sweet wine made from botrytised Sémillon with smaller proportions of Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle. It is rich and luscious, with honey, apricot, citrus peel and spice, balanced by good acidity. Its colour deepens with age, and it can develop over many decades in bottle.

About Rieussec

Château Rieussec lies in the commune of Fargues, on high ground next to Château d'Yquem. It was ranked Premier Cru in the 1855 Classification of Sauternes and Barsac, and since 1984 it has been owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild, the family company that owns Château Lafite Rothschild.

Under Rothschild ownership the estate has been modernised and its selection made stricter. Rieussec is known for a rich, golden and intensely botrytised style, and it is one of the most consistent of the Sauternes first growths.