Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 2001 A000001440 large-scaled effort that is not

large-scaled effort that is not without considerable elegance for its mass and volume

There is almost painful intensity to the super-sleek big-bodied flavors that possess a positively gorgeous mouthfeel due to a mid-palate that brims with sappy dry extract that coats the mouth on the hugely long and impeccably well-balanced finale

There is fine volume to the exceptionally rich medium weight flavors that possess a seductive mid-palate that delivers fine depth and length on the balanced finish

and by a wide margin

but there is something feminine about this Cuvée Madame (title notwithstanding

Coutet Cuvee Madame - Sauternes 2001 A000001440 large-scaled effort that is notThe Chteau Coutet 2001 Cuve Madame was picked on October 10 and contains 208 grams per liter of residual sugar. It has a complex, intellectual bouquet with scents of dried honey, quince, Azsu paste and a mango scented nose that is incredibly intense. The palate is very harmonious, viscous, spicier than the 1997, but there is something feminine about this Cuve Madame (title notwithstanding.) It is very fresh, well poised, intense on the finish with