2011 Ch. Suduiraut, Sauternes

Tasted twice, and both times impressing with its finesse. A wonderful bouquet of honeyed orange zest and acacia, followed by great elegance on the palate with a laser-sharp sense of natural sweetness. Purity again the hallmark, as seems to be the case this year with the Sauternes.
(Alun Griffiths MW, Berrys' Wine Buying Director)
Château Suduiraut

Opulence meets fresh acidity. Unctuous on the palate and heavier than its classic style with 150g per litre of residual sugar, but the firm acidity balances the sweetness well. A powerful wine that will age for decades.
(Decanter - Bordeaux 2011 coverage - April 2012)

Once again a small crop (12 hl/ha total: only 6 as Grand Vin) and once again huge concentration. This is a big wine, built to last, with a strongly fromed intensity to the sweetness (150 g/l), balanced by a classically Suduiraut fresh style of citrus and kiwi fruit – none of last year’s mangoes this time!
(Bill Blatch - Bordeaux Gold - Sauternes Specialist)

Picked over three tries through the vineyard from September 12 until October 5, the Suduiraut 2011 has 150 grams per liter residual sugar counterbalanced by a pH of 3.7. It has an intense nose, albeit one that takes time to unfurl in the glass, offering attractive notes of citrus lemon, minerals, apricot and quince suffused with great tension.

The palate is medium-bodied with crisp, citrus-led fruit mingling with apricot and quince. It has less bravura and ambition than the 2009 or 2010, and you might consider it a Barsac-like Suduiraut due to its racy acidity. It has wonderful focus and satisfying length, and it should drink well both early and with age.
(Neal Martin, Wine Advocate, May 2012 )

Superlively, with orange blossom, white cherry, pineapple, apricot and peach flavors all bouncing off one another. The long, piecrust-framed finish lets it all hang together nicely.
Wine Spectator's 2011 Top-Scoring Red Bordeaux
(James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, April 9, 2012)