Château Rieussec, 2005 Champagne with loads of creme de

with loads of creme de cassis and floral notes

good richness and medium body

Soulful with notes of cherries and iron on the palate

The palate is clean and fresh with vibrant acidity

Silky and powerful

Château Rieussec, 2005 Champagne with loads of creme de'Tasted blind against the Rieussec 2001 as a comparison, the Chteau Rieussec 2005 has a more airy bouquet at first and here I find more mineralit on the nose, more precision and focus that the Rieussec 2001. The palate is clean and fresh with vibrant acidity, real tension here with marmalade, lemon curd, apricot and cold stone. Wonderful acidity is interwoven throughout this Sauternes that demonstrates real race and sophistication. It is not as rich