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Doisy Vedrines 1998
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Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The pale to medium gold colored 1998 Doisy-Vedrines is a little tired, with baked pears and dried apple slices on the nose with some fresh hay notes in the background. There's plenty of sweetness and acidity in the mouth, but the fruit has faded.
Reviewed by: Robert M. Parker, Jr.
Tasted several times, the last in Tokyo at the Michael Broadbent seminar in April 2004. A slightly deeper colour than the German Auslese tasted before. Lemon with lime tints. The palate had apricots and a touch of whipped cream. Very fresh though lacks the richness it displayed a few years ago. The palate has good acidity, medium-sweet with moderate levels of botrytis. Still quite primal but not complex. "A pretty teenager" were the exact words I wrote. (No tasting note was provided in Issue 128. We have instead included the text of the tasting note from the 2000 Neal Martin’s Wine Journal)
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at the Doisy-Védrines vertical at the château, the 1998 Château Doisy-Védrines has moderate intensity on the nose, which is a little closed. There are faint scents of cooking apple, pear, grapefruit and just a touch of honey. I would like a little more complexity at this stage. But the palate is certainly very well balanced, natural and with good acidity. It is very well defined and focused with notes of honey, quince and apricot and then more white peach on the finish. This 1998 Barsac has good length and it builds nicely. Decanting would certainly benefit this wine. Tasted September 2008.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted several times, the last in Tokyo at the Michael Broadbent seminar in April 2004. A slightly deeper colour than the German Auslese tasted before. Lemon with lime tints. The palate had apricots and a touch of whipped cream. Very fresh though lacks the richness it displayed a few years ago. The palate has good acidity, medium-sweet with moderate levels of botrytis. Still quite primal but not complex. "A pretty teenager" were the exact words I wrote.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Tasted at the Doisy-Vedrines vertical at the chateau. The 1998 has moderate intensity on the nose, which is a little closed with scents of cooking apple, pear, grapefruit and just a touch of honey. I would like a little more complexity at this stage. But the palate is certainly very well balanced, natural, good acidity, very well defined and focused with notes of honey, quince and apricot, leading to more white peach on the finish. Good length, builds nicely throughout. Decanting would certainly benefit this wine. Drink now-2020+ Tasted September 2008.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
The pale to medium gold colored 1998 Doisy-Vedrines is a little tired, with baked pears and dried apple slices on the nose with some fresh hay notes in the background. There's plenty of sweetness and acidity in the mouth, but the fruit has faded.
About the Producer
The Chevaliers de Védrines owned this estate for centuries and gave their name to it. Included in the 1855 classification, it was acquired by the family of the present owners in the mid-19th century. Doisy-Védrines is located on the clay-limestone rise in Haut Barsac. The soil is ploughed the traditional way and the grapes are picked by hand in several waves (up to 6 or 8). Fermentation and ageing take place in barrels (exclusively French oak). The combination of modern and traditional techniques gives Château Doisy-Védrines its trademark richness and finesse typical of the great growths of Sauternes. Annual production amounts to 40,000 bottles. When young, the wine is well-balanced and very pleasant, especially as an aperitif. Older vintages are a delight at the end of a meal.
