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L'Epiphanie de Sauternes (half bottle) 2019
Sauternes AOC
View awards
- Gold, China Wine & Spirits Best Value Awards, 2023
- Gold, Frankfurt International Trophy, 2023
- Gold, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, 2023
- 95pts, Catavinum World Wine & Spirits Competition, 2023
Very exciting, hush-hush parcel of Grand Cru Classé Sauternes, from an estate so fine it's name must remain a secret. A brilliant vintage too, which all adds up to gorgeous honeyed apricot and citrus fruit, with long, nutty complexity. For decades!
Very exciting, hush-hush parcel of Grand Cru Classé Sauternes, from an estate so fine it's name must remain a secret. A brilliant vintage too, which all adds up to gorgeous honeyed apricot and citrus fruit, with long, nutty complexity. For decades!
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Lush, creamy apricot, zipped by minerality with citrus, nutty length
Aroma
Honeyed, creamy apricot, bright citrus, toasted nuts and vanilla
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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White - Very Sweet
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Mid-gold
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14.5% ABV
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5.44 Units
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375.00 ml
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31 December, 2041
Our L'Epiphanie range is the result of buyer Jean-Marc Sauboua's terrific network of contacts. Whenever a top Bordeaux château – we're talking First Growth here – has a small cuvée that isn't quite up to inclusion in the Grand Vin, they give Jean-Marc a call. This sensational gem is from Sauternes, home of course to the world's finest sweet wines. This 2019 cuvée was aged in new oak right until the last round of tasting, so very nearly made it into the final selection. Luckily for us, it didn't. Jean-Marc got a call and snapped it up at a sensible price. Sémillon with a zip of Sauvignon Blanc, all blessed with noble rot, it was picked berry by berry, then fermented and aged in new oak. Beautifully poised, it will continue to improve.
For the 2018 vintage
