Sweets & Fortifieds and Additional Finds
Timed Online Auction, 28 May - 10 June 2024
Sweets
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About this Item
Château Doisy-Védrines is a wine estate based in the commune of Barsac (part of the Sauternes appellation) known for its sweet, white botrytized dessert wines. The estate was rated a Second Growth in the 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac and produces a sweet white wine from the Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle grown on the estate.
The 35-hectare vineyard was originally part of a wider Doisy holding established in the area in 1704. In the years following the French revolution, the estate began to fracture, divided into Château Doisy-Védrines, Château Doisy-Daëne and Château Doisy-Dubroca.
Doisy-Védrines is the largest of the three, although former Doisy-Daëne proprietor, Denis Dubourdieu acquired the Doisy-Dubroca estate in its entirety in 2014 and has consolidated the two.
Doisy-Védrines has been owned by the Castéja family since the 19th Century. The Castéjas – a well-known name in the region – also own several other Bordeaux estates through their major négociant business Borie-Manoux. These include Château Batailly in Pauillac and Château Trotte Vieille in Saint-Émilion. The vineyard is planted to 80 percent Sémillon, 15 percent Sauvignon Blanc and five percent Muscadelle. As is often the case in local sweet wine production, the grapes are harvested in successive waves, or "tries" in French. Pickers will only harvest the most botrytis-affected bunches, leaving others for subsequent "tries".
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Critics Ratings
'Rich and firm, with great concentration, this wine is powered by botrytis, honey and the ripest yellow fruit and bitter orange flavors. It promises a great future, with power and richness balanced by acidity. Drink from 2023.' - Roger Voss, Wine Enthusiast, 95/100 (July 2019)
'Tasted blind. Mid gold and slightly darker than some 2014s. Rich aroma of apricots and barley sugar (British hard candy) and ripe pears. Richly viscous and sweet but could do with a little more acidity to balance. - Julia Harding MW, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5 (Feb 2024)