Chateau Rieussec, 1er Cru Classe, Sauternes 2007

"A blend of 87% Semillon, 4.5% Muscadelle and 8.5% Sauvignon Blanc. It has an almost Barsac-like bouquet with barley sugar joining the ginger and honeyed notes, quite powerful although I feel this is just going through a sullen patch at the moment. The palate is very pure and balanced with a wonderful seam of acidity that slices through the viscous botrytis fruit, quite spicy on the finish, although it does not possess the persistence of the 2005 or 2009, just cutting away swiftly." - Neal Martin