2009 Cuvee Madame de Chateau Coutet

As the story goes, the cuvée was named after Madame Rolland-Guy, who owned the vineyard until 1977. The vineyard workers dedicated a day's work to her, without pay, while picking the most concentrated Sémillon grapes from the two oldest plots of the Premier Cru vineyard. The production for the Cuvée Madame is typically 1200 bottles. It is not produced in every vintage. In fact, the 2009 Cuvée Madame is only the 15th vintage of this wine, which was first produced in 1943. The wine is bottled and aged at the chateau for about a decade before being released. The next Cuvée Madame will be the 2014 vintage, due to be released in 2026!

Grape variety: Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon

Wine Advocate (Robert Parker): 100/100

Alcohol content: 13% vol.
Allergen information: Contains sulphites

Bottler, importer: Château Coutet 33720 Barsac, France