2016 Sichel Sauternes (half bottle)
It’s icing on the Christmas cake - our 2016 declassified Sauternes for the festive season. Because it offers you alongside our hugely popular declassified cru-classé clarets all the exquisite quality, craftsmanship and remarkable value customers have been stocking up on in preparation.
Savour all the 2016’s fresh-floral aromatics, sweet nectarine citrus and honeyed stone fruit unctuous hallmarks for less than half the price of what its world-renowned producer’s flagship grand vin would go for.
If you’re new to our declassified range, it’s one that represents some of the highest echelons of winemaking pedigree in Bordeaux today. Because of Mr.Wheeler’s close relationship with top négociant Sichel, we get special access to such small, exclusive parcels of high-quality/value-for-money cuvées. (Producers undisclosed.)
This Sauternes is one. And although from a comparatively warmer vintage, the 2016 shows a fine balance of aromatics, freshness and richness of sweet and savoury fruit which has resulted from sauvignon/sémillon at perfect, pre-botrytis ripeness.
A fine balance that will see much sweet Christmas drinking pleasure.