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Opened a half bottle of the 2002 Suduiraut last week. Surprisingly dark colour for such a young sauterne. Very sweet, but with a good balancing acidity. I was pleasantly surprised by the wine, given the poor reputation of the year. Provided you don't pay too much, this is worth buying. I bought this in a supermarket discount sale for £7 and would buy more at that price.

OK, the thing I get from this is that you forgot to mention the supermarket and discount at the time. I love Sauternes and Suduiraut is one of the top ones (ask Christian). Surprised about the colour but the price is staggering.

KillerB wrote:OK, the thing I get from this is that you forgot to mention the supermarket and discount at the time. I love Sauternes and Suduiraut is one of the top ones (ask Christian). Surprised about the colour but the price is staggering.

The supermarket was Sainsbury, but only the one in Camberley as far as I could tell, and it was about 3-4 years ago - just after Christmas in their wine clearance sale. I also picked up a half bottle of Y'quem '01 for £50 from the same supermarket.

thanks for the note on this one. I've not had the 2002, but I do love the 2001 Suduiraut and the 2003 is no slouch either.

With these price levels I do defintely need uk-supermarkets around here. I had the Suduiraut 02 at the Chateau in 2005. IMO it is a good and decent Sauternes, but nowhere close to the 2001 or the 2003.

Axel