L'Extravagant de Doisy-Daene 2007 375mL (Sauternes, France)
“Denis Dubourdieu’s luxury Barsac, the 2007 L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene, does not hold back, born with a lucid golden hue with big fat tears (of joy). The bouquet is very intense but very tight at first, demanding time to unfurl in the glass at its own pleasure: white peach, apricot, orange-blossom and a touch of marmalade with breathtaking definition. The palate is full-bodied with a viscous entry, so pure and caressing with mellifluous honey, apricot and citrus lemon, wonderful delineation on the finish, the thread of acidity interwoven through that powerful finish with the length of an ocean liner. Brilliant. Drink 2015-2050.”
98 points Wine Advocate
(a 50/50 blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon, with residual sugar of 199 grams per liter) Full medium gold. High-toned, remarkably complex and vibrant aromas of fresh apricot, pineapple, barley sugar, linden tea, Benedictine, white flowers, coconut and honey. A high-wire act of thick, honeyed, marmaladey botrytized fruit and blazing pineapple acidity. Really explodes with spice in the mouth and finishes with exhilarating, rising length. Almost painful today, and built for 30 to 40 years of life in bottle. This hugely rich special bottling was made via a berry-by-berry hand picking, and owner/winemaker Denis Dubourdieu, who is also a professor of enology, routinely uses some crushed grape skins to nourish the indigenous yeasts so that they are able to chew through freakishly high grape sugars. Don't try this kind of winemaking at home!
97 points Int'l Wine Cellar
Refined and balanced, with citrus fruit, pineapple and just a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, medium sweet, with a finish that's tangy, spicy and long. Pretty and harmonious. (Web-2008)
93 points Wine Spectator
“Denis Dubourdieu’s luxury Barsac, the 2007 L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene, does not hold back, born with a lucid golden hue with big fat tears (of joy). The bouquet is very intense but very tight at first, demanding time to unfurl in the glass at its own pleasure: white peach, apricot, orange-blossom and a touch of marmalade with breathtaking definition. The palate is full-bodied with a viscous entry, so pure and caressing with mellifluous honey, apricot and citrus lemon, wonderful delineation on the finish, the thread of acidity interwoven through that powerful finish with the length of an ocean liner. Brilliant. Drink 2015-2050.”
98 points Wine Advocate
(a 50/50 blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon, with residual sugar of 199 grams per liter) Full medium gold. High-toned, remarkably complex and vibrant aromas of fresh apricot, pineapple, barley sugar, linden tea, Benedictine, white flowers, coconut and honey. A high-wire act of thick, honeyed, marmaladey botrytized fruit and blazing pineapple acidity. Really explodes with spice in the mouth and finishes with exhilarating, rising length. Almost painful today, and built for 30 to 40 years of life in bottle. This hugely rich special bottling was made via a berry-by-berry hand picking, and owner/winemaker Denis Dubourdieu, who is also a professor of enology, routinely uses some crushed grape skins to nourish the indigenous yeasts so that they are able to chew through freakishly high grape sugars. Don't try this kind of winemaking at home!
97 points Int'l Wine Cellar
Refined and balanced, with citrus fruit, pineapple and just a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, medium sweet, with a finish that's tangy, spicy and long. Pretty and harmonious. (Web-2008)
93 points Wine Spectator
“Denis Dubourdieu’s luxury Barsac, the 2007 L’Extravagant de Doisy-Daene, does not hold back, born with a lucid golden hue with big fat tears (of joy). The bouquet is very intense but very tight at first, demanding time to unfurl in the glass at its own pleasure: white peach, apricot, orange-blossom and a touch of marmalade with breathtaking definition. The palate is full-bodied with a viscous entry, so pure and caressing with mellifluous honey, apricot and citrus lemon, wonderful delineation on the finish, the thread of acidity interwoven through that powerful finish with the length of an ocean liner. Brilliant. Drink 2015-2050.”
98 points Wine Advocate
(a 50/50 blend of sauvignon blanc and semillon, with residual sugar of 199 grams per liter) Full medium gold. High-toned, remarkably complex and vibrant aromas of fresh apricot, pineapple, barley sugar, linden tea, Benedictine, white flowers, coconut and honey. A high-wire act of thick, honeyed, marmaladey botrytized fruit and blazing pineapple acidity. Really explodes with spice in the mouth and finishes with exhilarating, rising length. Almost painful today, and built for 30 to 40 years of life in bottle. This hugely rich special bottling was made via a berry-by-berry hand picking, and owner/winemaker Denis Dubourdieu, who is also a professor of enology, routinely uses some crushed grape skins to nourish the indigenous yeasts so that they are able to chew through freakishly high grape sugars. Don't try this kind of winemaking at home!
97 points Int'l Wine Cellar
Refined and balanced, with citrus fruit, pineapple and just a hint of vanilla. Full-bodied, medium sweet, with a finish that's tangy, spicy and long. Pretty and harmonious. (Web-2008)
93 points Wine Spectator