2001 | Château Doisy-Védrines | Sauternes (Half Bottle)

Lots of lemon curd and vanilla character, with hints of spices. Full-bodied, sweet and very fresh, with a spicy, honey aftertaste. A beautifully balanced Sauternes. Spicy and chunky on the finish.

Producer Information

Château Doisy-Védrines is a wine estate based in the commune of Barsac (part of the Sauternes appellation) known for its sweet, white botrytized dessert wines. The estate was rated a Second Growth in the 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac and produces a sweet white wine from the Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle grown on the estate. The 35-hectare (86-acre) vineyard was originally part of a wider Doisy holding established in the area in 1704. In the years following the French revolution, the estate began to fracture, divided into Château Doisy-Védrines, Château Doisy-Daëne and Château Doisy-Dubroca. Doisy-Védrines is the largest of the three, although former Doisy-Daëne proprietor, Denis Dubourdieu acquired the Doisy-Dubroca estate in its entirety in 2014 and has consolidated the two. Doisy-Védrines has been owned by the Castéja family since the 19th Century. The Castéjas – a well-known name in the region – also own several other Bordeaux estates through their major négociant business Borie-Manoux. These include Château Batailly in Pauillac and Château Trotte Vieille in Saint-Émilion. The vineyard is planted to 80 percent Sémillon, 15 percent Sauvignon Blanc and five percent Muscadelle. As is often the case in local sweet wine production, the grapes are harvested in successive waves, or "tries" in French. Pickers will only harvest the most botrytis-affected bunches, leaving others for subsequent "tries". Once fermented, the wine spends around 18 months in barrel, of which roughly half are new. Production stands at around 40,000 bottles annually, including the second wine, Château Petit Védrines. Although Doisy-Védrines is located in Barsac, it takes advantage of the appellation laws that allow it to be labeled with a Sauternes designation.

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