Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1997 Volume:750ML This is so well-balanced that

This is so well-balanced that despite how young it is at present

it remains a fabulous wine

when it's good it's very good but I've now had too many disappointing bottles not to be wary

concentrated and generously proportioned medium-bodied flavors that are blessed with plenty of dry extract that simultaneously coats the palate and buffers the moderately firm tannic spine

There is a really lovely sense of underlying tension suffusing the much more mineral-driven middle weight flavors that are not quite as rich but notably more precise on the chiseled and wonderfully refined finish

Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 1997 Volume:750ML This is so well-balanced thatThe Chteau Coutet 1997 Cuve Madame, which was picked on October 14 according to Aline Baly, has a more resinous bouquet compared to the 1995, touches of adhesive infusing the dried honey, shaved almond and quince scents, touches of tropical fruit coming through allied with more mineralit than the 1995 Cuve Madame. The palate is medium bodied with sumptuous, rounded, honeyed fruit interlaced with gingerbread and frangipane, gently rolling to a