Sauternes · vintage 2013
Château Suduiraut 2013
Ageing potential20 ans et +
Why this vintage
- 97/100 from James Sucklingand 4 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2013 vintage in SauternesImpossible for the reds, the 2013 autumn was ideal for botrytis: precise, radiant sweet wines.
- Ageing potential20 ans et +
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Critic scores
- James Suckling97
- Wine Enthusiast95
- Wine Advocate92
- Vinous92
- Decanter91
The 2013 vintage in Sauternes
Vintage benchmark: 92/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: Impossible for the reds, the 2013 autumn was ideal for botrytis: precise, radiant sweet wines.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Sauternes. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Tasting
D’une couleur jaune dorée, Château Suduiraut 2011 présente un nez discret au premier abord. On perçoit des agrumes (orange, citron, pamplemousse), des fleurs blanches et une note légère d’élevage (vanille). A l’aération, il se développe sur des notes de fruits confits, plus exotiques (ananas) et de minéralité. La bouche montre bien les caractéristiques du millésime avec une onctuosité toujours contre-balancée par une belle fraîcheur. La richesse est là, sans ostentation, et on retrouve les fruits confits, l’abricot bien mûr et une finale sur l’orange et le minéral. La longueur aromatique est grande et signe un très beau millésime, juste derrière les fameux 2005, 2007 et 2009.
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Blend of the 2013 vintage
- 90 % Sémillon
- 10 % Sauvignon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2013 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 87 % sémillon, 13 % sauvignon blanc — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2013 sheet
- 14 % vol.Alcohol
- 35 yrsVine age
- 100,000 bottlesProduction
Winemaking
Le raisin arrive dans des bacs qui sont vidés dans un pressoir pneumatique moderne, horizontal. Le pressurage dure beaucoup plus longtemps que pour les vins blancs secs. Il faut environ 4 heures ou plus pour presser le contenu. Ce sont les jus les plus riches qui sortent les derniers.
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Ageing
Le vin vieillit en barriques de chêne français, pendant 18 à 24 mois.
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Terroir
The Sauternes terroir covers 2,200 hectares 40 km from Bordeaux, between the left bank of the Garonne and the Landes forest. The Sauternes appellation takes in the communes of Sauternes, Bommes, Fargues, Preignac and Barsac. The Suduiraut estate extends over 200 hectares, of which 92 hectares are under vine, on soils composed essentially of sandy-clay gravel. The region's microclimate brings sunny, warm autumn afternoons following the morning mists. This causes, or at least stimulates, the appearance on the grapes of Botrytis cinerea, or noble rot.
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Texts and documents 2013
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Visuals
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Sheet checked on September 21, 2026. Technical data: the estate’s VinCod sheets. Critic scores: sources cited above, with their date. Vintage benchmarks and character: Compagnie Médocaine’s own editorial read. Soils and relief, where shown: the Compagnie Médocaine’s parcel survey and the Mapbox/IGN terrain model.