Chateau Coutet 2010

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The 2010 Coutet, a blend of 75% Sémillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle, is pale lemon-gold in color with a nose that explodes with decadent pineapple, mango and lemon meringue pie notes with touches of acacia honey, candle wax and yuzu. Full-on opulent in the mouth, the palate sings with concentrated citrus and tropical fruit layers, finishing long and honeyed. This has 160 grams per liter of residual sugar."

WINE SPECTATOR: "Offers a bright inner core of honeysuckle, pineapple, star fruit and white peach flavors, coated for now with heather honey, marzipan and mango notes. Fresh and racy through the finish, this is an elegant beauty, showing terrific cut and precision. Best from 2015 through 2030. 3,166 cases made."

JAMES SUCKLING: "A sweet wine with honey and sliced apple character with lemon. Full body, medium sweet and a bright finish. It's layered and fascinating. So much spicy, botrytis and dried mushroom powder. Turns creamy. Drink or hold."

WEINWISSER: "Recht intensives Gelb. Faszinierend lebhafte Botrytis, gelbe Frucht, Reineclauden und frisch gepflückte Kamille. Viel Aromendruck im vollsüssen Gaumen, feine Säure, gebundenes Finale, ein sehr cremiger Coutet."

FALSTAFF: "Mittleres Gelbgrün. Mit feiner Kräuterwürze unterlegte gelbe Tropenfrucht, ein Hauch von Orangen, zart rotbeerig. Kraftvoll, mineralisch, reife Banane, zarter Holzkuss, salzige Mineralik, zeigt einige Länge, süße Mandarinennote im Abgang, durchaus facettenreich und anhaltend. Zeigt sich kraftvoll und lange, mit sicherem Reifepotenzial ausgestattet."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "This is a very spicy wine with weight, great depth of flavor and concentration. Fine acidity cuts through the core, balancing sweetness and adding freshness to flavors of wild thyme-honey and orange marmalade. Drink the wine from 2017."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "Aroma of baked apples. Rich and sweet and viscous. Tangy orange spice on the palate, full of flavour and just in harmony. Very rich and powerful but more power than elegance."