16,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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16/20
RVF
"Very intense, with an emphasis on structure. Good aromatic development. Long, warm and minty aftertaste". (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve des Vins de France). A gourmet Sauternes, with a very pleasant nose, powerful and complex, full and round on the palate, and a wonderfully long finish...
Features
Estate
Château Les Justices
Vintage
2011
Designation
Sauternes
Region
Bordeaux
Grape varieties
88% Sémillon, 8% Sauvignon, 4% Muscadelle
Terroirs
gravel, sand and clay with a clay-limestone subsoil
Viticulture
traditional and meticulous
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
fermentation in stainless steel tanks at low temperature
Breeding
18 months in vats
Alcohol content
13%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
beautiful deep yellow colour with golden highlights
Nose
very pleasant nose, powerful and complex, white fruits, flowers and botrytis
Mouth
clean attack, full, round palate, wonderfully long finish
Serve
bottled at 12°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2035
Food and wine pairing
enjoy with peach-fried foie gras, fruit-based desserts, tarte Tatin...
Château Les Justices
Sauternes
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 16.5/20 (Reference wine)
Estate rated (2017 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the wine:
Very intense, with an emphasis on structure. Good aromatic development. Long, warm, minty aftertaste.
About the domain :
This 8.5-hectare estate in Preignac, in the northern Sauternes region, produces some of the most consistent and finest non-classified Sauternes wines. The owners are the friendly Gonet-Medeville family, who also own the excellent champagnes of the same name, the legendary Château Gilette and Château Respide-Medeville in the Graves appellation.
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Estate rated 3*Stars (very good production)
About the domain :
The Médeville family is a benchmark in Sauternes. Owners of Château Gilette, they have also managed Les Justices for over two centuries. From a less expressive terroir than Gilette, with gravel, sand and clay, the wines of Château Les Justices nonetheless benefit from the Médeville family's experience, and are always consistent and elegant.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2016 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)
Estate rated (2017 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
Julie Médeville and her husband Xavier Gonet, also owners of the legendary Château Gilette, run this pretty cru, well known to Sauternes bargain hunters. The estate produces a deliciously bouqueted Sauternes without excessive liqueur. The wine develops quite rapidly in bottle and, in great vintages, rivals the good classified growths of the appellation. A sure value, its particularity is that it is not aged in barrels.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
5/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. JEAN CLAUDE P. Published on 18/04/2018
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