Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1997

Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1997The Chteau Coutet 1997 Cuve Madame, which was picked on October 14 according to Aline Baly, has a more resinous bouquet compared to the 1995, touches of adhesive infusing the dried honey, shaved almond and quince scents, touches of tropical fruit coming through allied with more mineralit than the 1995 Cuve Madame. The palate is medium bodied with sumptuous, rounded, honeyed fruit interlaced with gingerbread and frangipane, gently rolling to a

with extraordinary balance

This is an interesting wine of contrasts as the mid-palate

It is immediately clear that this is a bigger and more powerful wine that possesses outstanding mid-palate density and a huge reserve of dry extract that imparts a seductive mouth feel and mostly buffers the exceptionally firm tannic spine on the massively long finish

possesses a caressing palate feel yet the finish is bold

There is a marked difference in scale as there is better density to the muscular and intense flavors that brim with evident minerality on the firm

A brooding and intensely earthy nose is comprised by notes of both red and dark berries that are trimmed in soft spice and sauvage hints

It offers ripe dark cherry

An expressive and bright nose features notes of diverse red berries

This is markedly more mineral-driven than the Combottes with terrific detail and tension to the ultra-refined medium weight flavors that brim with tannin-buffering dry extract on the saline

Reduction dominates the fruit today

This dry medium-gold colored Yoichi Single Malt Whisky 10 year is powerful

with lots of style