This is my favourite white Graves from 2014, as it quite often is. A marker is the terrific harmony and elegance. Displaying white flower notes, honeyed citrus and fig, this is just simply textbook white Bordeaux. There is a purity which other 2014s can't quite match and a full body which carries the high acidity. The acidity is welcome: mouth-wateringly fresh and expressive on the palate. White peach, passion fruit and cream combine to create a wonderful flavour. The finish is long, engaging, satisfying and impressively crisp.

75% Sauvignon Blanc, 25% Sémillon

There are lovely aromas of citrus and white fruit on the nose, combined with an over-riding minerality, density and power. This is lovely and precise, floral and verbena-scented on the nose. There are layers and layers of fruit, all tightly packed together. It makes a big impact, but is able to balance everything within its very fine structure. Some grass is evident on the nose and stone-fruit apparent on the palate, while zesty fruit lingers on the finish.

Due to its rarity they don’t offer many the opportunities to taste this! So no official tasting note so far. In the years they have made it since 2000 the lowest Parker score it has received is 96 and the average is 98 points. This extraordinary rare cuvee has been made since 1990 and in outstanding vintages. I would certainly recommend a half bottle of this rare beast to anyone who has a serious passion for sweet wine.

The 2014 d’Yquem displays stunning notes of white peaches and apricots on the nose. On the palate it has delicious honeyed fruit with a wonderful freshness, but also underlying power and intensity maintaining a three-minute finish.

There was much more depth and concentration on the nose of this wine, than any of the other five major Sauternes and Barsac we tried at a famous Negociant in Bordeaux. Serious and concentrated on the palate too, some exotic notes of preserved pineapple, mouth-filling fruit, balanced by mouth-watering acidity. Very Barsac in its elegance and very enjoyable and complete as a wine.
Chris Pollington – Private Account Manager Tasting En Primeur Barsac is always hugely enjoyable, and in 2014 none more so than Ch. Doisy-Daëne. The nose shows complex, rich yellow stone fruits with a faint but exciting touch of pineapple - pointing to many levels of complexity as this matures. On the palate there is tremendous density of flavour, focus too, with the acidity absolutely spot on. This acidity is well framed in soft, creamy oak which perfectly matches the weight of the fruit. The finish is expansive, with a spicy whip of white pepper and yet more pure fruit.
Gary Owen - Private Account Manager