2014 Chateau Doisy Daene 2eme Cru Classe, Barsac

The 2014 Doisy-Daëne has a fragrant bouquet with dried honey, almond, peach skin and orange blossom aromas that gently unfold with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with a fine bead of acidity, fresh and poised with a captivating undercurrent of mineralité that surfaces towards the finish and counters the richness of this finely made Sauternes. Tasted blind at the annual Southwold tasting. - vinous.com, March 2018

Tasted blind. Mid gold. Deep aroma of almond paste and apricots, spicy too. Viscous, intense, rich and very sweet but still balanced. Masses of almond-paste flavour and great harmony between richness and freshness. (JH)

Light and clean on the nose. Pears and riches and very nervy. Exciting wine that is not playing the concentration card. Neat and correct. (JR)