L’extravagant De Doisy Daene (Half Bottle) Sauternes

Situation & History Chateau Doisy-Daene Second Cru Classe in 1855 located in Barsac in the Sauternes appellation has been in the Dubourdieu family since 1924. For over eighty years three generations of vine growers have exercised talents to produce great sweet white wines : Georges (1924-1948) Pierre (1949-1999) and Denis since 2000 How was this wine born? The first vintage of the Extravagant of Doisy-Daene is 1990. Pierre Dubourdieu remembers this crazy experience: My son Denis wondered what a Sauvignon could give of noble rot pushed to the extreme of his concentration; At the time of the harvesting of Doisy-Daene Sec only two bunches per foot were left on a few parcels and decided to wait as long as possible. When these grapes were harvested in early November they were extremely concentrated completely The sweetness of the botrytis and the pulp which was digested by Botrytis and the pulp gathered around the seeds and the richness of the sugar was impressive: 36 &d