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2022 Château Coutet, Barsac, BordeauxCo owner Aline Baly confirmed that there was no botrytis until the rain came at the end of September. Further drizzle in early October set and accelerated the botrytis. The first picking at the end of September was of dried, sweet grapes, but the quality and health of the botrytised grapes in mid October (all harvested by 28th October) meant that no sorting in the vineyard was necessary. The wine is astonishingly rich, both intense and precise. Notes

the ones right next to Ch

and Dr David Clutton—the only person in the world with a PhD in gin

Jonny McMillan

although there’s a pleasant floral element too

Picking began on 3rd September

This window of momentary shyness is a very encouraging sign when you consider how far this wine will travel to complete its evolutionary path

with classic St Julien casssis and cedar on the nose alongside a touch of sweet vanillin spice

which help bring forward a real mineral structure to its wines

a glorious 2009

it is once again magnificent

followed by hints of Sichuan pepper

Ranked just below Ch