A corked or premox Sauternes

[Nicklasss]

Last weekend, i opened a bottle of the 2007 Chateau Guiraud.

Unfortunately, the nose was lightly fruited with strong alcohol and almond skin aromas. In mouth, little fruit, not sweet, no richness, and a strong rancio butter taste.

A very bad bottle. Did it ever happened to you?

I always thought that Sauternes are very tough wines. This is the first bottle of Sauternes I returned for refound.

Nic

[stefan]

It happens, but infrequently, Nic. I think that the sweetness makes it more difficult to detect TCA, just as the bubbles masks it in Champagne (but to a lesser extent, in my experience),

[AKR]

I'm with Stefan there. Sure I've had tainted Sauternes in the past, but could not notice it beyond a sense of underwhelmingness.