R de Rieussec 2022
by Château Rieussec
- Grape variety
- Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
- Region
- Fargues, Sauternes (AOC Bordeaux Blanc Sec), France
- Style
- white
- Alcohol
- 12.5%
- Vintage
- 2022
Price: CHF 28 In stock
About this wine
Château Rieussec is a Premier Cru Classé of Sauternes and one of the appellation's most celebrated estates — owned by the Rothschild family since 1984 and sharing the plateau of Fargues with Château d'Yquem. R de Rieussec is the dry white: Sauvignon Blanc with Sémillon, vinified without the botrytis concentration that makes the sweet wine famous, and aged in oak for added complexity. The dry counterpart to the Sauternes model shows a different face of the same terroir — aromatic, precise, mineral. The 2022 vintage across Bordeaux produced wines of substance, with warm summer sun and selective harvesting delivering ripe, concentrated fruit. Here, that translates into a white with real structure and a finish that lingers.
Tasting notes
Pale gold with straw highlights. The nose opens with white grapefruit, nectarine and a crisp herbal note, with light toasted oak adding subtle vanilla in the background. On the palate, full for a dry white — good weight, broad mid-palate, and an acidity that keeps the richness in check. Lingering finish with citrus and a faint mineral edge. Serious white Bordeaux from a great sweet-wine estate.
Aromas
grapefruit, nectarine, fresh herbs, vanilla, white flowers, lemon curd, toasted oak
Critic scores
- Parker: 90
- Jancis Robinson: 16
- Vivino: 3.9
- Suckling: 92
- Decanter: 92
- Falstaff: 91
Structure
body medium · tannin none · acidity high · sweetness dry
Serving
Serve at 10–12°C · Drink 2025–2030
Food pairings
Roast chicken with cream sauce, Seared scallops, Turbot with butter sauce, Fresh goat's cheese
Best for
White wine moment. Make it count.
From the winemaker
Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon from Château Rieussec's estate vineyards in Fargues; barrel-aged in French oak for added complexity; vinified dry, separate from the botrytised Sauternes program; Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) since 1984.
Editor's note
Rieussec makes one of the great Sauternes, but R is what happens when the same team, the same vines, and the same plateau produce a dry white. The 2022 has the weight and precision you'd expect — not a casual aperitif, but a wine that works with a proper first course. Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon from Premier Cru terroir, vinified with the same care as the sweet wine.
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