Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1988 (Label damage)

Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1988 (Label damage)Cut from the same mold as other Cuvee Madames, but perhaps the ultimate example because the intense botrytis and unctuosity the wine possesses is buttressed by slightly more acidity, giving the wine all the weight and massiveness of its two younger siblings, the 1989 and 1990, but with more focus and vibrancy. It is difficult for readers who have never tasted Cuvee Madame to imagine a wine of such honeyed richness, power, and flavor dimension not

it has great purity on the nose

Like several wines in the range there is an intense floral character to the highly restrained nose that combines notes of red cherry

but full body

the texture is magnificent

exotic spices

The wine possesses a more roasted

sumptuous 1993

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

and luxuriantly rich layers of viscous

a scent of unsmoked

This is a tough wine

which is common among the 2012 and 2013 Bordeaux varietals in Napa