2013 Château Suduiraut Sauternes, Bordeaux, France - 375ML
ABOUT THIS WINE
Château Suduiraut 2013 is a Sauternes wine that stems from a vineyard planted on a sandy-clay gravel soil. The blend is 93% Sémillon and 7% Sauvignon Blanc. This filtering and thin soil pushes the vine to draw deeply from its terroir, thus reinforcing its character in the wines.
The year 2013 had a particularly unstable climate. The cool weather and heavy rainfall at the beginning of the growth cycle led to a delay in the vine growth, significant mildew pressure and run-off during flowering. From July onwards, the hot and dry conditions advanced a good ripening of the grapes which, at harvest time, had high concentration and quality. Ageing for 20 months in barrels (of which 45% were new and 55% were of one wine).
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
The estate took the name of Suduiraut in 1580 on the marriage of Nicole d'Allard to Léonard de Suduiraut. The château was plundered and burned down during the Fronde insurrection, then rebuilt in the XVII century. It was re-named Cru du Roy in the late 18th century on being taken over by a nephew of the Suduiraut family, Jean Joseph Duroy, Baron of Noaillan. The family home then acquired a cartouche featuring the Suduiraut and Duroy coats of arms, which was to give rise to the escutcheon used by Château Suduiraut today. The property was planted with magnificent formal gardens, designed by Le Nôtre, King Louis XIV's renowned gardener.
On 18 April 1855 the estate was classed as a Premier Cru during the official wine classification programme in the Gironde winegrowing area.
AXA Millésimes acquired Château Suduiraut in 1992 with the aim of preserving and perpetuating the estate's remarkable tradition of vineyard management and winemaking. Inspired by the great Suduiraut wines of the past, the new management has enabled this great vineyard to fulfil its full potential in recent years.
Although winegrowing in the region can be traced back to Roman times, there is unquestionably a Dutch influence in the emergence of these wines. In the XVII century Dutch merchants were well-established in the Barsac vineyard, where they produced sweet white wines without using noble rot. It was only in the early 18th century that the practice of harvesting over-ripe grapes through a process of successive selections was introduced.
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ABOUT THIS WINE
Château Suduiraut 2013 is a Sauternes wine that stems from a vineyard planted on a sandy-clay gravel soil. The blend is 93% Sémillon and 7% Sauvignon Blanc. This filtering and thin soil pushes the vine to draw deeply from its terroir, thus reinforcing its character in the wines.
The year 2013 had a particularly unstable climate. The cool weather and heavy rainfall at the beginning of the growth cycle led to a delay in the vine growth, significant mildew pressure and run-off during flowering. From July onwards, the hot and dry conditions advanced a good ripening of the grapes which, at harvest time, had high concentration and quality. Ageing for 20 months in barrels (of which 45% were new and 55% were of one wine).
ABOUT THIS PRODUCER
The estate took the name of Suduiraut in 1580 on the marriage of Nicole d'Allard to Léonard de Suduiraut. The château was plundered and burned down during the Fronde insurrection, then rebuilt in the XVII century. It was re-named Cru du Roy in the late 18th century on being taken over by a nephew of the Suduiraut family, Jean Joseph Duroy, Baron of Noaillan. The family home then acquired a cartouche featuring the Suduiraut and Duroy coats of arms, which was to give rise to the escutcheon used by Château Suduiraut today. The property was planted with magnificent formal gardens, designed by Le Nôtre, King Louis XIV's renowned gardener.
On 18 April 1855 the estate was classed as a Premier Cru during the official wine classification programme in the Gironde winegrowing area.
AXA Millésimes acquired Château Suduiraut in 1992 with the aim of preserving and perpetuating the estate's remarkable tradition of vineyard management and winemaking. Inspired by the great Suduiraut wines of the past, the new management has enabled this great vineyard to fulfil its full potential in recent years.
Although winegrowing in the region can be traced back to Roman times, there is unquestionably a Dutch influence in the emergence of these wines. In the XVII century Dutch merchants were well-established in the Barsac vineyard, where they produced sweet white wines without using noble rot. It was only in the early 18th century that the practice of harvesting over-ripe grapes through a process of successive selections was introduced.
