Château Coutet 2007

Gilbert & Gaillard

Deep gold. Profound, elegant nose, predominant fruity element, melon, grapefruit, pineapple, mango. Extraordinary freshness counterbalances huge concentration on the palate. Young, very dense with an unusual spicy aftertaste. Lay down for 10 years.

The Wine Front

Wine Spectator

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

A beautiful aroma greets you with little effort. Scents of honeysuckle, orange rind, nuts, apricots, pineapple and vanilla with honey make the perfect appetizer. On the palate, this lush, rich wine is balanced with acidity, leaving with fresh, honeyed, tropical fruits and a hint of sweet, Meyer lemon. Drink this today if you like it sweet and youthful, or age it for a few decades. Either way, it's a delicious treat.

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

Tasted single blind against its peers. The Chateau Coutet 2007 has a very intense bouquet with lemon curd and orange blossom mixed with clear honey. There is impressive precision here, almost crystalline. The palate is medium-bodied with very fine viscous entry, great weight and intensity with racy acidity. There is also much tension cutting through the layers of viscous fruit on the sorbet-like finish. This is a typical Coutet through and through and it should age effortlessly over 20-30 years.