Château Suduiraut 2019

Château Suduiraut is a premier cru (first growth) winery located in the Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, France. The château has a long history that dates back to the 17th century, when it was owned by the Suduiraut family.

Today, the estate is owned by AXA Millésimes, a leading French wine company, and is known for producing some of the world's finest wines, particularly its wholly owned subsidiary: Château Pichon Longueville Baron. The vineyards at Château Suduiraut cover around 92 hectares and are planted with Semillon and Sauvignon Blanc grapes.

The winemaking process at Château Suduiraut involves a labor-intensive technique called "noble rot," or botrytis cinerea, which causes the grapes to become partially raisined and concentrates their sugar content. This process results in wines with a unique flavor profile that is both sweet and complex, with notes of honey, apricot, and orange peel.

Château Suduiraut produces several different wines, including the grand vin Château Suduiraut, as well as a second wine called Castelnau de Suduiraut. The winery also produces a limited edition cuvée called "Lions de Suduiraut," which is only made in exceptional vintages.

Overall, Château Suduiraut is considered one of the top producers of sweet white wines in the world and has won numerous awards and accolades for its wines.

"Composed of 94% Semillon and 6% Sauvignon Blanc harvested from the 17th of September to the 30th of October (three selective pickings in total), the 2019 Suduiraut is aging for 16-20 months in French oak barrels, 50% new. The alcohol came in at 14.1% with 130 grams per liter of residual sugar. Pale to medium lemon-gold colored, the nose is oh-so-tantalizing with intense notes of candied ginger, beeswax, fenugreek and crystalized citrus peel over a core of pineapple upside-down cake, honey coated almonds, pink grapefruit and peach preserves with a waft of musk perfume. The rich, concentrated palate explodes with spicy fireworks in the mouth, complementing the the exotic fruit and peach preserves layers, with a racy line to lend just enough lift, finishing with epic length and depth." - Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate (6/17/2020), Ratings: 94-96