Rieussec - 2001 (375ml) Corton 88Special Sale Price: $229

88Special Sale Price: $229

incense and dried herbs

and 10% Cabernet Franc

it displays abundant cassis

so backward wine

Rieussec - 2001 (375ml) Corton 88Special Sale Price: $229The 2001 Rieussec is a blend of 96. 5% Semillon and 3. 5% Sauvignon Blanc picked between 17 September and 25 October in three tries. This is a somewhat controversial wine, one I have tasted many times. It seemed to flare with brilliance in its youth and subsequently never replicated that performance. Here, it has a mature nose with dried honey, yellow flowers and honeysuckle, the palate well balanced with ripe dried mango and orange rind notes, though