Sauternes · vintage 2018
Why this vintage
- 97-98 from James SucklingBarrel-sample tasting range. And 5 other scores above 90/100.
- The 2018 vintage in SauternesAfter the mildew, the warm autumn gave rapid botrytis: rich, generous wines, a touch less chiseled.
Critic scores
- James Suckling97-98
- Vinous95
- Wine Enthusiast95
- Wine Advocate94
- Jeb Dunnuck93
- Decanter93
The 2018 vintage in Sauternes
Vintage benchmark: 91/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: After the mildew, the warm autumn gave rapid botrytis: rich, generous wines, a touch less chiseled.
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
Ce vin entièrement élaboré sur mesure se révèle d’une incroyable complexité et d’une grande beauté par sa robe couleur soleil, virant sur l’ambre en vieillissant. D’une longévité remarquable, il allie avec harmonie et puissance des arômes de fleurs, de fruits, de raisins confits et rôtis. Son élégance parfaite est le résultat de la plus pure alliance des contraires : texture voluptueuse, fraîcheur minérale et feu des épices. Château Suduiraut est destiné à tous ceux qui aiment vivre des expériences sensorielles et émotionnelles, riches et étonnantes, dont on garde longtemps le souvenir.
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Blend of the 2018 vintage
- 100 % Sémillon
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2018 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 2018 sheet
- 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 fûts de chêne français : 50% en barriques neuves et 50% en barriques d’un vin, pendant 18 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 2018
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Visuals
For this vintage, the media library contains: packshots. High-definition packshots, labels, back labels and lifestyle photos are reserved for clients and partners, on the Compagnie Médocaine’s VinCod media library.
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.