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90
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2020
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89.8
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92
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Taster #4754
· Feb 17, 2026
88/100
Opened this wine during a family dinner on the 1st day of CNY at Grand Pavilion Seafood Restaurant with the extended family. Straw green in colour with notes of fresh green plums on the nose, followed by honeysuckle, white peaches, lemon peel, and hints of acacia blossom. On the palate, the wine is textural and well structured. Good balance between ripe orchard fruit with zesty citrus and a saline mineral backbone. Has substantial weight and depthe with the fresh acidity …
2020 vintage
Taster #3174
· Apr 22, 2025
89/100
Far better than the last bottle. A good, solid wine for seafood, and if you ave some, time to drink it.
2010 vintage
Taster #9841
· Jan 19, 2025
91/100
I thought that this had lost its freshness and needed to be drunk. This bottle has dispelled that notion. Fresh on the nose with white peach notes balancing the SB flavours. On the palate the Semillon is now to the fore as the wine opens up. Great balance and depth. Expect the Semillon to dominate although only 33% of the blend.
2020 vintage
Taster #3174
· Dec 28, 2023
87/100
A bit reductive. Fully mature, needed time in glass to open up, but decanting would have been too much. Some tropical fruits with dried apricot, lemon grass and baking spice. A nice wine, but time to drink up.
2010 vintage
Taster #0069
· May 21, 2023
89/100
Solid delicious mature white. Not a lot of complexity but a lot of body. Rich French white. Perfect with country style dishes or with spicy seafood (steamed mussels from Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook). I'd also pair with skate or sole muniere.
2010 vintage
Taster #9841
· Aug 1, 2022
91/100
VITICULTURE Opalie de Château Coutet comes from the quintessential parts of the Grand Cru vineyards, comprised of fruits selected from a few rows of 40-year-old vines that are planted in the thickest layers of clay and limestone in the estate’s soil. Along with the local climate, these conditions contribute significantly to the aromatic complexity of the wine. The fruit is harvested manually, using small baskets to collect and protect the matured berries prior to arriving at the cellar. VINIFICATION Château …
2020 vintage
Taster #6842
· Oct 11, 2020
89/100
almost a sweet wine... The wine looks blonde colored. The legs are medium. The body is medium. The wine has juicy texture.
2010 vintage
Taster #4754
· Jul 6, 2018
90/100
Drank this today at New Ubin Seafood with a close colleague. We had foie gras with soft boiled egg, rib eye steak, potato wedges and grilled squid. Light yellow in colour with fragrant floral notes on the nose. Some nutty flavours, coupled with white stone fruits and peaches and melon were evident on the nose. On the palate this wine presents good weight to hold up against the foie gras and grilled squid. Some waxy notes and limstone flavours with …
2010 vintage
Taster #2855
· May 11, 2018
91/100
Dinner with Tim, Elliott, Ashish, and Roger (Tim's) : (blind) Medium gold color. Almond and dried peach. 14% alcohol (close - 14.5%), nutty oxidative notes - well integrated. Almond. Slight oak impression. Stylistic and structural bitterness - elevated bitterness. The wine seems defined by bitterness, in a good way. Medium acid. In conclusion, this is a slightly oaked oxidative white. Pronounced hazelnut - 20% new oak: Guess: Northern Rhône Marsanne roussane blend 2010 - Hermitage. Actually 2010 opalie de coutet. …
2010 vintage
Taster #2855
· May 11, 2018
Dinner with Tim, Elliott, Ashish, and Roger (Tim's) : Medium gold. Almond and dried peach. 14% alcohol, nutty and oxidative notes - well integrated. Almond. Slight oak. Bitter - elevated bitterness. Defined by bitterness. Medium acid. Laterals for slightly Oaked oxidative white: hazelnut. 20% new oak. * Northern Rhône Marsanne roussane blend 2010 - Hermitage. * 2010 opalie de coutet. 14.5% $40 * It’s very good and the aromatics in hindsight are classic BdX.
2010 vintage
Taster #5610
· May 9, 2018
89/100
Dinner with Tim, Elliott, Rajiv, and Roger; 5/9/2018-5/11/2018 (San Francisco) : Coravin 5/9/18: Light golden; moderately aromatic with waxy aromas, lanolin, underlying guava, melon; palate is full bodied, rich and waxy, some citrus; medium finish. This bottle was an experiment, 5 years aged since my last taste in 2013, and it really hasn't changed much or gained much. Certainly a richer-styled bordeaux blanc, though without the sauternes-nose that is common in dry sauternes, and drinkable with food but too expensive …
2010 vintage
Taster #6741
· Dec 4, 2016
89/100
Oaky astringency,couple more years then try again
2010 vintage
Taster #0069
· Oct 22, 2016
92/100
Grat mature semillon. Waxy, citrus, rich enough but balanced. A delicious accompaniment to shellfish pasta.
2010 vintage
Taster #0069
· Apr 12, 2016
91/100
Not what I expected. Mostly, dry wines from Sauternes tend to have a very Sauternes like nose, but this was definitely white Bordeaux a la Laville Haut Brion. Nice weight, waxy white fruits, medium finish, tightened in the glass with some welcome minerality. A fine aperitif and still developing. Next time, with fish in white sauce...
2010 vintage
Taster #0091
· Nov 15, 2015
91/100
Lively floral nose. Good acid went well with a variety of cheese
2010 vintage
Taster #9015
· May 8, 2013
91/100
Vanilla, candied citrus peel, orange, honey and nuts create the perfume. The wine is thick, but not heavy. It feels like a medium bodied Sauternes without the sugar, while displaying more acidity on the palate. The finish ends with fresh, sweet lemon, lime sensations.
2010 vintage
Taster #3097
· May 4, 2013
89/100
AHA Bordeaux Wine Tasting of the 2010 vintage (Ritz Carlton Washington DC) : Inaugural vintage
2010 vintage
Taster #0212
· Apr 30, 2013
91/100
Château Coutet Masterclass with Aline Baly (Domaine, Chicago) : Tasted at a “Château Coutet Masterclass” with Aline Baly. Pale color with a hint of gold. Forward floral nose dominated by scents of pollen, with underlying aromas of unsalted butter and saline minerality reflective of the limestone/clay soil at the site. The palate is razor-sharp, with crisp green apple and white pepper flavors. The finish is persistent with firm acids and a pulsating mineral note that becomes even more austere as …
2010 vintage
Taster #0091
· Apr 6, 2013
90/100
Delicious. Still a bit restrained, but charming. We had it before dinner, but would shine with the right food or cheese.
2010 vintage
Taster #5610
· Jan 18, 2013
89/100
Coutet Dinner (Picco, Larkspur CA) : Tropical fruit, balanced, acidic, guava. A good bordeaux blanc, but maybe not worth its roughly $40+ price point. 88-90
2010 vintage