1981 Chateau Coutet
Sauternes - Barsac, France
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- Style Dessert - Lush and Balanced
- Grape Variety Semillon
- Food Pairing Fruit-based Desserts
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First Growth. Premier Cru Classe in 1855.
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1981 750ml
Barsac Premier Cru Chateau Coutet a Barsac
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About the Product
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe (Sauternes & Barsac)
- Producer Notes
- Created by the Baly family in 1977, La Chartreuse de Coutet is the second wine of Château Coutet. Made with the same care, born from the same vines, with a blend representative of the varietal mix in the vineyard, la Chartreuse de Coutet is a distinguished Sauternes.
- Drinking Window
- 1985-2013
Analytical Data
- Sweetness
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Sweet
Production Attributes
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Harvest Notes
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The harvest stretches from September to November, involving thirty to forty days of hand-picking in successive passes through the vineyard to ensure that the grapes are picked only when they have all the required characteristics.
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- Winemaking
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Each precious batch goes through the press, a decisive step for extraction, and is then barrelled for the next step: fermentation. The barrels are laid down the length of the barrel hall, then comes the long period during which the wine matures. When the time comes for blending, old cellar-masters return to the estate, sharing and passing on their memories of taste, time and place to the current team.
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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Duck liver crème brulée Starter Course
- Contains: cream
- Western
- Peach Dessert Course
- Worldwide
- Rice pudding Dessert Course
- Contains: vanilla, milk
- British
- Gorgonzola salad Cheese Course
- With endive, orange and pinenuts
- Italian
Details
About the Product
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe (Sauternes & Barsac)
- Producer Notes
- Created by the Baly family in 1977, La Chartreuse de Coutet is the second wine of Château Coutet. Made with the same care, born from the same vines, with a blend representative of the varietal mix in the vineyard, la Chartreuse de Coutet is a distinguished Sauternes.
- Drinking Window
- 1985-2013
Analytical Data
- Sweetness
-
Sweet
Production Attributes
- Maturation
-
Oaked
- Closure Type
-
Cork
- Harvest Notes
-
The harvest stretches from September to November, involving thirty to forty days of hand-picking in successive passes through the vineyard to ensure that the grapes are picked only when they have all the required characteristics.
Read more
- Winemaking
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Each precious batch goes through the press, a decisive step for extraction, and is then barrelled for the next step: fermentation. The barrels are laid down the length of the barrel hall, then comes the long period during which the wine matures. When the time comes for blending, old cellar-masters return to the estate, sharing and passing on their memories of taste, time and place to the current team.
Read more
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(1)1981 vintage
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93 / 100
£ 43
2024
94 / 100
£ 31
2023
94 / 100
£ 32
2022
93 / 100
£ 41
2021
93 / 100
£ 43
2020
92 / 100
£ 39
2019
93 / 100
£ 36
2018
92 / 100
£ 39
2017
93 / 100
£ 42
2016
93 / 100
£ 37
2015
94 / 100
£ 38
2014
94 / 100
£ 39
2013
93 / 100
£ 35
2012
90 / 100
£ 40
2011
94 / 100
£ 50
2010
93 / 100
£ 55
2009
94 / 100
£ 62
2008
90 / 100
£ 43
2007
93 / 100
£ 45
2006
92 / 100
£ 37
2005
93 / 100
£ 45
2004
89 / 100
£ 39
2003
93 / 100
£ 42
2002
91 / 100
£ 37
2001
92 / 100
£ 54
2000
88 / 100
£ 48
1999
90 / 100
£ 53
1998
91 / 100
£ 51
1997
92 / 100
£ 45
1996
91 / 100
£ 59
1995
89 / 100
£ 48
1994
89 / 100
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1993
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1992
81 / 100
£ 55
1991
83 / 100
£ 62
1990
91 / 100
£ 62
1989
93 / 100
£ 72
1988
90 / 100
£ 85
1987
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£ 77
1986
89 / 100
£ 90
1985
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£ 97
1984
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£ 84
1983
89 / 100
£ 71
1982
86 / 100
£ 79
1981
88 / 100
£ 170
1980
87 / 100
£ 93
1979
88 / 100
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1978
92 / 100
£ 84
1977
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£ 72
1976
92 / 100
£ 90
1975
92 / 100
£ 146
1974
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1973
93 / 100
£ 72
1972
90 / 100
£ 90
1971
92 / 100
£ 150
1970
89 / 100
£ 124
1969
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£ 106
1967
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£ 185
1966
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£ 160
1964
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£ 94
1962
93 / 100
£ 224
1961
86 / 100
£ 268
1960
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£ 206
1959
93 / 100
£ 270
1958
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1957
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£ 213
1955
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£ 298
1953
94 / 100
£ 332
1952
95 / 100
£ 389
1950
95 / 100
£ 382
1949
93 / 100
£ 457
1948
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1947
87 / 100
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1946
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£ 306
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89 / 100
£ 466
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1934
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£ 454
1933
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1928
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£ 730
1927
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£ 348
1926
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1924
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£ 742
1923
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£ 902
1922
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£ 1,139
1921
94 / 100
£ 867
1919
91 / 100
£ 1,384
1918
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1917
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£ 1,454
1916
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£ 462
1915
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£ 1,550
1914
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1913
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£ 1,012
1909
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£ 1,738
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£ 1,830
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1981 Vintage: Sauternes Learn more
Vintage quality: Average
Current condition: Likely past it
The 1981 vintage for Sauternes was mostly average but some nice wines were still made.
The growing season began with a freezing spring, which saw some frost. However, both budburst and flowering managed to successfully soldier on. Early summer, however, continued in a...
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