Ginestet Mascaron Sauternes 2015
90% Sémillon, 6% Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Muscadelle skillfully sourced by Ginestet from a Cru Classé property. Fully sweet and rich pudding wine with a good level of botrytis: ripe stone fruit with gingerbread and honey.
ABV: 13%
Size: 50cL
Grape: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle
Region: Sauternes, France
Carmes de Rieussec Sauternes 2017
Château Rieussec’s second wine is selected according to the same standards as the first wine. Its character consistently reveals a beautiful aromatic range dominated by citrus flavours. Carmes de Rieussec’s name is a reference to the Carmelite monks in Langon, who owned the Rieussec estate in the 18th century.
ABV: 14%
Size: 750mL
Grape: Semillon, Sauvignon and Muscadelle
Region: Sauternes, France
Sauska Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2017
Tokaji comes from boutique producer Sauska. Plenty of love goes into the wine as grapes are hand-harvested with only the best grapes selected. 2017 saw an early attack of botrytis. Known as Noble Rot, botrytis can help too make wines with a concentrated sweetness when picked at just the right point. The wine was fermented in barrels with indigenous yeast and then aged in new oak for 20 months.
Pale gold. Dominated by the freshness and kindness of dried fruits in the nose, typically apricot, mango and some herbs. Rich in taste, the sip is full and tight. Apricots and orange peel on palate.
ABV: 11.5%
Size: 50cL
Grape: Furmint, Hárslevelű, Kabar
Region: Tokaj, Hungary