Château Suduiraut 2022 is a magnificent Sauternes and one of the most celebrated sweet wines of the vintage. Intensely aromatic, it layers dried apricot, mango, orange marmalade, honey, saffron, salted caramel, toasted almond, and exotic spice over a luxuriously rich palate. Despite its concentration and sweetness, vibrant acidity and remarkable mineral freshness provide balance, precision, and extraordinary length. Crafted primarily from Sémillon affected by noble rot, this is a powerful yet elegant wine built for decades of aging.
Professional Ratings
- James Suckling: 99 pts
- Jeb Dunnuck: 99 pts
- Vinous (Neal Martin): 96–97 pts
- Wine Spectator: 95 pts
- Wine Advocate: 95 pts
- Decanter: 93 pts
- Falstaff: 97 pts
Critics praised its extraordinary concentration, honeyed citrus, dried fruit complexity, seamless balance, and seemingly endless finish, with many considering it one of the finest recent releases from this First Growth estate. Rich, opulent, and impeccably structured, Château Suduiraut 2022 is a benchmark Sauternes destined to evolve beautifully for 30+ years.
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Château Suduiraut 2022 delivers apricot, orange marmalade, honey, saffron, and salted caramel with remarkable richness and freshness. Rated 93–99 pts, this opulent, age-worthy Sauternes is among the finest sweet wines of the vintage.
Lisa Perrotti-Brown 97 Points
Pale to medium straw-gold colored, it gallops out of the glass with powerful scents of candied orange peel, mango pudding, and pineapple upside-down cake, followed by hints of lemon tart and crème brulee with a hint of jasmine. The concentrated, richly sweet palate delivers just enough freshness and loads of spicy layers, finishing long and fragrant.
James Suckling 99 Points
So many aromas of dried apricots, turmeric, pine nuts and botrytis. Full-bodied with 190 grams of sugar and incredible length and richness. The salted caramel, light nuts and dried fruit go on for minutes. 100% semillon. A great sweet wine. Drinkable already but will age for ages. Better in three or four years but already gorgeous
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider 98 Points
The roasted nut profile and strong sense of botrytis is all over the place here. With another sniff and swirl, you discover roasted apricots, pineapples, tangerine, vanilla, and a plethora of spices all soaked in honey. Concentrated, fresh, spicy, chalky, and long, the orange, mango, and pineapple finish delivers its pleasures with racy assurance. The wine was made from 100% Semillon for only the third time in the history of the estate. Drink from 2025-2060. 97-99 Pts.
Wine Maniacs 98 Points
This wine may look a bit discreet in its infancy. Almost difficult to identify any obvious a romatics. On the palate, it shows perfect ripeness of fruits, full bodied and filled with lively flavours like grilled sunflower seeds, broad and refined. Airiness from crystalinic acidity. Knowing the great ageing ability of Sémillon, it needs to be kept for at least 10 years from now on to release its full potential. Very much looking forward to tasting it again in due time, to compare with the best version from Australia.
