1997 Château Suduiraut

Medium sweet, touch of botrytis, apricot, honey and good balance. Good acidic and long finish. Stone throw from d'Yquem, though hardly in the same league. Light yellow, excellent time to drink this wine.

2004 Château Suduiraut

Apricot, floral, honey, orange peel, tropical fruit, nutty, fatty but not over the top. Well made Sauternes with good finish. A well deserved end to any dinner.

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2003 Château Menate

Caramel, honey and alcohol. Not particularly good nor elegant but probably worth the price.

1999 Château d'Yquem

Of course there is honey, there is cinnamon, there is apricot, there is orange peel and the slight trace of ginger. When drunk, not as powerful as one would expect, quite simple and approachable with less concentration, but great acidity and structure. Not too fat, but round and reasonably long finish. It might not be the best d'Yquem but it is certainly a very enjoyable Sauternes.

2005 Carmes de Rieussec

Dinner at Pawn for the night. Thank you Alan for the Sauternes. Medium sweet, medium dense, licorice, citric food, little honey. Second wine of Rieussec, and it suits the description.

A enjoyable wine, but don't expect the complexity and intensity of the more expensive Sauternes. For the price though, it offers very good value. They say it retails for less than HKD300?