Michel Bettane: Super-rich and velvety, creamy, intense, very Rieussec; very, very long. Wonderful. 19

Thierry Desseauve: Beautiful gold, concentrated aromas, super-powerful, ultra-precise definition, great length. Grand Rieussec; will be legendary. 19.5

Michael Schuster: Pale gold; rich, dense, oaky nose; an effortless balance of richness, concentration, freshness; intensely sweet, deep, long and racily complex to taste, a delicious combination of richness with finesse and vitality, great tenacity of flavor and length of aftertaste. A fine, long-term Rieussec, most gratifying already, decades to go. Now to 2040+. 18