Ch.Suduiraut 2010 ex-ch 750ml

The Chateau Suduiraut has a comparatively rich, botrytized bouquet with dried honey, pineapple and a touch of Seville orange marmalade, with exquisite definition and focus. The palate is well-balanced, with a viscous texture and a good level of botrytis, demonstrating fine minerality and tautness. Dried mango, quince and spice all interlace the focused finish, which is long in the mouth. Tasted against its peers, this has a higher level of intensity and focus. A superb follow-up to the sensational 2009.

The responsibility lies with Leonard de Suduiraut, a Bordeaux parliamentarian, who in 1580 married Nicole d'Allard, whose family owned the land that is today the site of the eponymously named chateau. This fine property was not where the 16th-century newlyweds lived, however, as this was not erected until many years later.
This construction of the fine chateau, was a response to the local Governor, the Duc d'Epernon, who having fallen out with the Suduirauts expressed his rage by flattening their property, forcing the family to redesign and rebuild. In the process the Comte Blaise de Suduiraut, Leonard's grandson, created one of the finest properties in all Bordeaux, and he surrounded his pristine and elegant chartreuse-style two-storey chateau with an expanse of gardens. These are still a notable feature of Chateau Suduiraut, having been designed by Andre Le N'tre, who was also responsible for the creation of the Sun King's gardens at the Palace of Versailles, the Tuileries Gardens in Paris, as well as the gardens at a number of other historic estates.

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