i Château Doisy-Daëne Barsac j Vintage 2013

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1 Appellation Sauternes A.O.C Producer i Pierre & Denis DUBOURDIEU EARL BARSAC Situation & History Château Doisy-Daëne, Second Cru Classé in 1855, located in Barsac in the Sauternes appellation, has been in the Dubourdieu family since For over eighty years three generations of vine growers have exercised talents to produce great sweet white wines : Georges ( ), Pierre ( ) and Denis since Soils The composition of the soil of the Barsac plateau is from a geological standpoint and for the Bordeaux region unusual A thin layer of clayey sands, known as "Barsac red sands", tops the chalky subsoil. This lightly cracked calcareous rock layer limits the rooting depth of the vine to about twenty inches. The water that got stored within the slightly porous rock throughout the summer, is progressively dispensed to the vine during the winter, preventing thus a water overload. This soil is particularly well-suited to the making of elegant and distinguished white wines. Grape planting 18.2 hectares 87 % sémillon % Sauvignon % Muscadelle Blending 90 % Sémillon - 9 % Sauvignon Blanc - 1 % Muscadelle Wine making and ageing The harvest is performed by experienced grape pickers in 3 to 6 successive selective pickings in order to collect at the ideal ripening stage, the grapes concentrated by the "noble rot". During three quarters of a century, oenological progress and sensible traditions have combined to create the characteristics of Doisy-Daëne's grapes. With this know-how an astonishingly simplified process has been elaborated.

2 Extracted through slow pressings, the rich and pure juice ferments in oak barrels renewed by third. Ageing then starts with 10 month in oak barrels, in the coolness of the cellars and is regulated by the weekly toping of the barrels and regular rackings. This is followed by 9 month in stainless steal tank before bottling. Tasting Doisy Daëne wine has a style of its own that privileges a bursting fruit concentrated by the "noble rot", strength, balance and subtlety of the flavors. The Doisy-Daëne style is all at once the expression of a great calcareous soil and a truly aesthetic family tradition, the one of distinguished white wines, of crystal-like purity, combining power and freshness, in an infinite youth. Appreciation of the wine BETTANE ET DESSEAUVE GUIDES DES VINS 2016 Comme toujours, nous ne pouvons qu'admirer la perfection technique d'élaboration du vin, qui évite tout départ d'oxydation et préserve l'intégralité du potentiel aromatique extraordinaire des raisins. Sur ce plan, 2011 nous a encore plus séduits que est un des rares vins complets du millésime et 2013 promet beaucoup.

3 Tasting comments «Très frais dans ses arômes, le 2013 explore à la fois des notes d'agrumes et d'herbe séchée. En bouche, il offre une belle dynamique grace à son acidité presque mordante, qui accompagne une liqueur modérée. Cette dernière met en relief la personnalité de ce terroir de Barsac LE GUIDE DES MEILLEURES VINS DE FRANCE 2018 «Elegant apple and apricot nose, with some honey and oak in the background. The palate is waxy with well-integrated oak and some floral notes. Has a persistent finish despite modes acidity 17/20 - Ian d'agata - DECANTER Janvier 2016 «Jaune doré. Bouquet expressif d?excellente intensité avec des notes de miel, fruits de la passion, safran et un peu de torréfaction. La mise en bouche est équilibrée avec une bonne symbiose entre la douceur et les arômes. Caractère légèrement amer en fin de bouche. Un vin qui demande encore à s?assouplir, mais qui a du potentiel. Il dispose de la matière nécessaire pour aller dans les temps. 93/100 - Yves BECK - Mars 2016 «Bright yellow color with green hue. Elegant nose pure and juicy fruit, ripe peaches, candied lemon peel, apricots and hints of ripe citrus fruit. On the palate opulent but balanced sweetness, fine acidity, excellent weight and length. 95/100 - Markus DEL MONEGO - TASTED «Very fine purity and precision on the nose-ripe stone fruit, apricot, saffron, mineral and stylish oak. The palate has good weight, integrated sweetness and a very long fresh finish, truly promising.

4 94/100 - Andreas LARSSON - TASTED «Salades d'agrumes, caramel au beurre salé ; bouche riche et tendue (équilibre majestueux) 94/95 - Antoon Laurent - Mai 2014 «Réducteur, fruits blancs, complexe, poire, pêche blanche, mangue, droit, fin, long. - LE POINT «Fresh and vibrant, with complex layers of dried flowers, dried mangoes and orange peel. 18/20-93/100 - Jeannie Cho Lee - DECANTER «Denis Dubourdieu has a created a fine Doisy-Daëne, with attractive white peach and honeysuckle on the precise bouquet which exudes wonderful transparency. The palate is very well-defined with fine acidity, the oak deftly integrated it gradually builds in the mouth, harmonious and refined with great composure towards the long and satisfying finish. This is one of the finest Barsac wines of the vintage Neal MARTIN - WINE ADVOCATE «Honeysuckle, flowers, tropical fruits and vanilla bean get your motor running. The overripe, juicy, sweet, pineapple and apricot palate lingers and expands in intensity pts - Avril 2014 «Fresh and vibrant with layers of dried flowers, dried mangos and orange peel. 18/20-93/100 - Jeannie Cho Lee /20 - Renà GABRIEL - Avril 2014

5 «Albeit youthfully raw, this is stunning already, with gorgeous, creamed Jonagold apple, melon, pineapple and white ginger notes all melded together and backed by a long finish that drips with almond, honeysuckle and orange blossom James MOLESWORTH - «Couleur jaune-vert. Nez fin, fruité, frais. Note de citron et de menthe. Bouche délicieuse, très parfumée qui fond au palais avec grâce et s?achève en donnant une belle impression de minutie générale. Bonne longueur, savoureuse. C?est très bon. Un succès Jean-Marc QUARIN -