CHÂTEAU COUTET
2025 1er Cru Classé Barsac
| Colour | White |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Village | Barsac |
| Classification | 1er Cru Classé |
| ABV | 13.5% |
Tasted twice - and one of the picks of the stickies for us this year. Great concentration and a wonderfully indulgent weight and opulence to the texture. Notes of brown sugar - like the crisp top of a crème brûlée - and wonderful baked citrus fruit jump around the palate. Wafts of thick cut, dark, gently-spiced marmalade flood the back of the palate before the bright lifted, energetic finish. 97% Sémillon, 2% Sauvignon Blanc, 1% Muscadelle L&S (May 2026)
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The 2025 Coutet is redolent of burnt sugar, crème brûlée, spice, passion fruit and candied ginger. Always quite rich texturally, Coutet blossoms beautifully on the palate with plenty of textural presence and body. It's a gorgeous wine by any measure. Tasted two times. Drinking range: 2030 - 2045 Rating: 94-96 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Apr 2026)
The 2025 Coutet is a little more backward on the nose than usual, less giving. But there is wonderful purity of fruit, lemon thyme and clementine scents, touches of white flower. The palate is medium-bodied with a viscous entry, playing with Coutet's trademark thread of acidity that emanates from the limestone soils. Quite minerally and spicy on the aftertaste, this is a marvellous Barsac from the Baly family. Drinking range: 2031 - 2060 Rating: 95-97 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (May 2026)
Really fragrant and aromatic peach and pear notes on the nose and palate. Round, sweet, luscious and energetic, this has such a lovely presence in the mouth – ripe, forward, alive and sweet – orange juice, pineapple, mango and peaches. Lovely bitter tang on the finish too. Very assured Rating: 95 Georgie Hindle - Decanter (Apr 2026)
Château Coutet
Barsac Premier Cru 1855 A square tower indicates the origins of Château Coutet as a 13th Century fortification. Indeed the château is a mixture of various styles added at various times in its long history. At the turn of the 19th Century, Château Coutet came into the possession of the Lur-Saluces family, owners of Château d'Yquem, and they owned it until 1923. Since 1977, Coutet has been owned by the Baly family, represented today by brothers Dominique and Philippe. Château Coutet is one of the two Premier Cru properties in Barsac (the other being Château Climens). There are 38.5ha of vineyard, given over 75% Semillon, 23% Sauvignon Blanc and 2% Muscadelle. Wines are fermented in wood (50% new) and aged for up to 18 months.
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