Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1997 Volume:750ML This is a big but

This is a big but not massive vintage for the Rousseau Cham and I like the sense of proportion and particularly so on the harmonious

refined and gorgeously long if markedly firm finish

long tannins make this a sumptuous mouthful of wine with a finish of close to 45+ seconds

Sappy and precise on the palate

There is fine concentration to the relatively powerful sappy and mouth coating flavors that are shaped by wonderfully fine-grained tannins on the hugely long

Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1997 Volume:750ML This is a big butThe Chteau Coutet 1997 Cuve Madame, which was picked on October 14 according to Aline Baly, has a more resinous bouquet compared to the 1995, touches of adhesive infusing the dried honey, shaved almond and quince scents, touches of tropical fruit coming through allied with more mineralit than the 1995 Cuve Madame. The palate is medium bodied with sumptuous, rounded, honeyed fruit interlaced with gingerbread and frangipane, gently rolling to a