1967 Chateau Coutet barsac 1er Cru Grand cru Classe

The vineyard has a terroir of sand, red clay and limestone soils. You can divided the vineyard into 48 parcels that are planted on gradual sloping hillsides that rise up to 19 meters in elevation. The vines are planted to a density of 8,000 vines per hectare. Their vines are old. On average, they are 60 years of age.

To produce the wine of Chateau Coutet, after the grapes are pressed using a vertical press. The wine is vinified in French oak barrels.

Depending on the vintage, the wine is then aged in up to 100% new, French oak barrels for about 18 months before bottling. This shows an increase in the amount of new oak used for both the aging and vinification.

Of course the wine is sweet, but there is so much, incredible, racy acidity, the wine always feels fresh, and never cloying, which makes it quite fun to enjoy young. With Chateau Coutet and frankly, all Sauternes, temperature is more important than decanting.