Chateau d'Arche 2eme Cru Classe, Sauternes

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LWIN 1016385
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88 /100
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Taster #8676 · Jul 31, 2025
89/100
Deep golden yellow in color. Full, fragrant & attractive nose of very ripe fruit aromas of yellow peaches, apricots & mangoes with overtones of floral notes of honeysuckle & honey, orange rind, spices, minerals & a touch of vanilla. Full bodied with a very good concentration of balanced & smooth textured, unctuous, ripe fruit flavors of yellow peaches, dried apricots & golden raisins with spices, burnt caramel, honey, almonds, minerals & vanilla. Long lingering sweet finish. Drinks quite well at …
1986 vintage
Taster #7565 · Jul 7, 2023
Tour de France supper - Bordeaux (Alejandro's place, Mascot) : a little baked apple, apricot, backed by orange marmalade, sweet spice, a little vanilla, juicy, bordering on cloyingly sweet - not quite enough acidity for me. Might be better with something other than canelé…
1997 vintage
Taster #3833 · Jul 3, 2022
91/100
Still showing good, no sign of decline. Good 35 year old sweet wine
1986 vintage
Taster #7916 · Nov 28, 2021
89/100
Soirée copains à la maison : Un sucre pour finir la soirée, robe caramel, le nez est discret, j'espérais davantage de parfums. Abricot, coing, mais pas de safran, encore pas mal de liqueur. Les convives ont beaucoup apprécié, je n'ai pas été renversé par cette bouteille qui s'est malgré tout très bien tenue.
1997 vintage
Taster #5229 · Jul 1, 2021
90/100
This showed well tonight, but is on the light side for such a warm vintage. Almonds, apricot, some danish pastry. Not overly sweet but has a good balance.
1983 vintage
Taster #0807 · Jan 16, 2020
93/100
It was my first Sauternes, maybe not in good shape, but with unique experience. Deep, slightly dark brown gold color comes with bold consistency in the glass. Aroma was reductive, overriped, but with it's own character. Dried apricot, rye, honey, medicine notes and liquor. In the mouth wine is bold, full-bodied, with minimum acidity now, but with great concentration of dried apricots, honey and malt. Long sweet overriped aftertatse with not completely lacking acidity.
1997 vintage
Taster #9015 · Aug 15, 2017
91/100
A little more bright, crisp and fresh, than sweet, lush and tropical, the medium bodied wine is a good match for savory courses, as it is not overly sweet. However, you need to be a fan of butterscotch here, because that seems to be the dominant flavor.
2014 vintage
Taster #7916 · Aug 12, 2017
Bouteille bouchonnée.
1997 vintage
Taster #6602 · Nov 16, 2016
91/100
Limpide, brillant. Belle couleur vieil or foncé avec des reflets ambres. Assez mobile. Léger dépôt de tartrate. Larmes fines, assez lentes et fréquentes. Nez d'abricot, de miel et d'orange. Fond floral et herbacé rafraichissant (menthe et eucalyptus). Légèrement poivré et caramélisé. Attaque douce et grasse, sur l'abricot et le miel, qui se prolonge sur les épices et le poivre. Très joli coté aérien de fleurs de verger. Belle présence en bouche. Belle finale longue et puissante sur les zestes d'oranges …
1997 vintage
Taster #3307 · Apr 1, 2015
Sauternes and Barsac 2014 in barrel (Bordeaux) : Cloudier aspect. Ripe peach and even hints of pear. Seems to be in a prenatal phase. But could hold promise. A bit hot on the finish? Tasted at Vintex once again, it was better and quite delicious. 89-92
2014 vintage
Taster #4160 · Mar 3, 2015
91/100
Opened as the dessert wine for my youngest son's 29th birthday dinner. I was initially very apprehensive about this bottle, but no need . It was very lively. Sweet bouquet. Nice acidity. On the palate orange, apricot, honey and a touch of caramel. Again, I was very surprised how good it was. It was a 750 ml bottle, which I guess gave it a better shot.
1986 vintage
Taster #6692 · Oct 26, 2014
88/100
marmalade and burnt sugar; medium body; more savory than sweet--might have guessed an older 4-5 puttonyos tokaji.
1997 vintage
Taster #3236 · Sep 12, 2014
90/100
Platinum Tasting - International Merlots (Andre and Sabine's House, Mountain View, CA) : Decent aged Sauternes.
1997 vintage
Taster #5610 · Dec 24, 2013
87/100
1983 vs. 1986 Sauternes Blind Tasting (Menlo Park, CA) : Tasting blind. Losing its fruit, fuller body; palate is pleasing, but simple; ends a bit flat. I wrote "sauternes, lower quality" and ranked it 7th. 87
1986 vintage
Taster #8795 · Nov 1, 2012
70/100
Way past its prime
1985 vintage
Taster #8149 · Aug 24, 2012
90/100
Medium amber in colour. Some grilled pineapples, apricots, and brown sugar on the nose though nothing distinctive. Light bodied and the sweet pears with honeyed orange marmalade make an appearance on the palate though somewhat missing something. Some botrytized taste in the end; medium finish. This is a pretty decent sauternes for the price. 89-90.
1997 vintage
Taster #8896 · Jan 14, 2012
Bordeaux-Mostly 2009 Reds (K&L Wines, San Francisco) : Golden. Pineapple and burnt sugar elements. Funny, wooly feel. Sweet, honeyed, good acidity with some orange blossom. Medium length. Eh.
1997 vintage
Taster #0119 · Dec 25, 2011
90/100
Sweet fruit flavors. Possibly overripe for my taste. Might go better with food/dessert.
1997 vintage
Taster #5033 · Feb 2, 2011
85/100
Quite enjoyable. Lots of bottle age, notes of botrytis, caramel, apricots, peaches. It has some weight to it, but not as viscous as the bigger chateaux. For the price, well worth it but.
1997 vintage
Taster #6088 · Dec 26, 2010
Don't have much experience with mature Sauterne to compare, but this was quite nice. I was afraid would have been well past. Seemingly balanced, carmel,pear, apricot, vanilla. Paired nicely with Pear and Gorgonzola pizza.
1986 vintage
Taster #2994 · Oct 10, 2010
88/100
Sunday Evening (My House, Denver, CO) : Almost carmel-colored now. Carmel, pear, apricot, vanilla on nose. Light, not cloying sweetness which is good because there is not much acidity. The balance therefore is good. Low complexity and not much finesse. Very serviceable served with berry cream white cake.
1986 vintage
Taster #2115 · Dec 26, 2009
89/100
Deep golden color, lush rich pear, apricot with a bit of acid. Drank well but, showing age.
1986 vintage
Taster #7107 · Sep 6, 2008
89/100
Robert Parker 88 points. Broadbent One Star. Score one for Parker. It aged fairly well. Fruit on the nose, mostly white fruit. More citrus on the palate, like orange. Good finish. Could have used a pinch more acidity, but ti was still a pretty nice dessert wine. Drank as part of the CellarTracker! offline in Seattle.This is still going strong.
1986 vintage
Taster #9568 · Sep 6, 2008
92/100
Tasted at the CT Weekend Event. Color of light brown sugar. Nose of apricot, orange rind, spice. Similar palate though the sweetness had faded leaving a sense of chunky English marmalade. This was mixed with spice and roasted caramel. Delicious.
1986 vintage
Taster #7935 · Dec 23, 2006
87/100
An unremarkable sauternes. One dimensional.
1986 vintage
Taster #7430 · Aug 14, 2005
88/100
Over the hill, but the nose remained cleaned. The sweetness, however, was a bit coying and the wine too hot. Straight downhill with airtime. 50+4+13+15+6=88
1986 vintage
Taster #2994 · May 15, 2005
87/100
Straw colored. Nice, overt nose with carmel, pear, apricot, vanilla. Somewhat fat mouthfeel with nice sweetness, but not much in the way of structure or acidity and the finish was nothing remarkable. It was a very nice foil for pears, grapes and bleu cheeses. I don't think this wine is going anywhere, is not profound, but is very serviceble for this sort of purpose.
1986 vintage