Superexplosiv und spannend. Eine Flüssigkeit, die wie Seide den Gaumen hinabgleitet und reines Wohlbefinden zurück läßt. Sehr geringe Ernte und wenig und sehr späte Botrytis machten die Machart zu einer Tour de Force, aber es zahlt sich aus. Womöglich der beste Sauternes des Jahrgangs.
James Suckling:"A Sauternes with tart tartine, cooked apple and caramel. It’s full-bodied, juicy and sweet, yet there’s lots of caramel and spice, too, such as cloves. Comes across almost dry. But lots of sweetness. Pure semillon. Unique. Tiny production." (97-98)
Decanter:"Full of pleasure, silky and richly textured, easy to sink into but carefully measured at the same time, addings its layers of orange peel, bloody orange, white pepper spice and truffle slowly but surely as it inches through the palate. Tiny floral notes accompany the saline minerality on the finish. Almost no botrytis in September, and then when the weather deteriorated at the end of September things really became a bit worrying. But they were able to hold on until October 19 (after stopping at the end of September, I imagine needing nerves of steel). Yields of around 8hl/ha. 3,000 cases of Suduiraut. 137g/l of residual sugar. A great example of what botrytis does – the pH is at 4, so the freshness comes from the bitterness of botrytis not high acidities."(96)
Falstaff:"Mittleres Gelbgold, Silberreflexe. Kandierte Orangenzesten, reife Aprikosen, ein Hauch von Honig, Nuancen von Bourbonvanille. Saftig, kraftvoll, elegant, reife gelbe Pfirsichfrucht, dezenter Nougat, feine Holzwürze im Abgang, zart nach Karamell und Honig im Rückgeschmack, gutes Reifepotenzial, stoffigen Stilistik. Die Ernte endete
am 4. November, das Ergebnis waren 850 Liter pro Hektar."(94-96)
Robert Parker:"Made from 100% Semillon, the 2020 Suduiraut is being aged for 16 to 20 months in French oak barrels, 50% new. It has 14% alcohol and 137 grams per liter of residual sugar. Pale to medium lemon-gold in color, aromas of pineapple upside-down cake, green mango and peach preserves tumble effortlessly out of the glass, followed by hints of honeycomb, preserved ginger and allspice. The palate is rich and decadent, delivering a seductively oily texture and just enough freshness to lift the long, spicy finish."(93-95)
