We licked the Sugar Crystals off the Cork

1990 Suiduiraut
$59.99
Shane’s Notes.

This was our first premium Sauternes. We extracted the cork and licked the sugar crystals off it. This Sauternes was a golden, amber color and had a rich aroma that included apricots, marmalade, vanilla beans, lemon and cinnamon sugar. The palate was definitely complex but much more subtle than we expected. It had honey and floral notes with steely undertones and a burnt, caramel taste on the finish. The texture was amazing – it was very syrupy and unctuous. In fact, the texture was probably more interesting and enjoyable than the flavor palate. There was a bit of acidity at the end which nicely balanced the fatness of the texture. We really enjoyed it, but we still prefer the flavor explosion of Dolce, Nickel and Nickel’s California style Sauternes.