Michael Schuster: Mid-gold; dense, citrus and botrytis spice to smell; beautifully balanced, remarkably effortless, elegantly concentrated middleweight Sauternes; very sweet, yet so fresh. Complex, charged with savor, long and fine; absolutely without excess or heaviness. Incredibly light on its toes, given its sweetness, and with terrific persistence of delicately spicy fruit. Recalls the 2001, but this seems more subtle, less weighty. A reference wine—fabulous Suduiraut. 2016–40+. 18.5/19+

Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve: As in the 2008 vintage, this wine is close to perfection, with a heavenly, fruit-filled bouquet. It seems to combine everything that Sauternes and Barsac have to offer in one wine. Will it be equal to the legendary 1899 and 1928? We’ll bet on it! 19