Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2003 (375ml) NO20230809 a native red grape of

a native red grape of the Cadiz coast all but plowed under in sherry country until Alberto Orte went looking for the last old vines

14-24 days on skins in stainless steel tanks

This is the world's first vine-to-bottle fresh fruit liqueur that remains shelf-stable—no artificial colors

Hand-harvested and aged in a mix of used barrels

Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2003 (375ml) NO20230809 a native red grape ofSweet wines aren't in fashion, which means for wine lovers willing to buck a trend it is an opportunity. Rieussec is a Premier Cru Class of the 1855 Sauternes classification, sitting on clay gravel terroir just over the river from Chteau d'Yquem, and it has been steered by the Rothschilds of Lafite since the 1980s. 2003 was the heat wave vintage in Bordeaux: intense, unusual, and for Sauternes a year of remarkably concentrated, almost exotic botrytis.