Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2003 (375ml) SPBURGUNDY The wine was aged in

The wine was aged in thin-staved Bordeaux chateau barrels (22% new) for 18 months and racked every three months using the soutirage traditionnel method Daniel learned while working in Pomerol in the 1980s

It is drawn from the estate's younger vines (under 25 years old) and shaped to mirror the pedigree of the grand vin in a more open-knit

Geoffroy describes Assemblage 2 as sake that drinks 'as white wine'—a bridge between two great fermentation traditions

the wine combines ethereal elegance with compelling grip

and ages in barrel with a minimalist hand

Chateau Suduiraut Sauternes 2003 (375ml) SPBURGUNDY The wine was aged inSuduiraut is one of the most prized Premier Crus of the 1855 Sauternes classification, with vineyards directly adjacent to Yquem and a long history of producing some of the most luxurious sweet wines in Bordeaux. The 2003 was the legendary heat wave year. Sauternes got a scorching summer followed by perfectly timed September rain that triggered intense, even botrytis, and the result was concentrated, exotic, almost flamboyant wine. More than two