Guiraud Sauternes 2009 375ml

96 points and 'Top 100 Wine of 2012 (#5),' Wine Spectator: "This is a bird of a different feather, with an exotic, vibrant aroma of toasted coconut, followed by an almond cream note that gives way to the core of green fig, papaya, Cavaillon melon and honey. There's stunning richness and mouthfeel, with the power to be one of the longer-lived wines of the vintage. Very impressive. Best from 2015 through 2040. (3/31/12)"

96 points Neal Martin (Wine Advocate): "The 2009 Guiraud has a complex, precocious bouquet with honeysuckle and jasmine notes, hints of dried honey and white peach. It is tightly wound but very precise. The palate is pure and tense in the mouth -- great precision here once again with superbly integrated oak and a lovely, seductive, very viscous botrytis-laden finish. In many ways the 2009 represents the wine that every vintage since 1983 would love to be. Drink 2018-2040+ Tasted April 2013. Drink: 2018-2040. (Jun 2013)"

96 points James Suckling: "Gorgeous aromas of dried apricots, apple pie crust and pineapple. Full-bodied, with medium sweetness. Dense and layered. Beautiful now but will improve with age. Drink or hold. (5/23/13)"

94 points and 'Cellar Selection,' Wine Enthusiast: "This is a smoky, rich wine that shows evident wood aging. This feature adds weight, though the sweetness is currently muted. It is a wine with potential intensity; the fruit and acidity will emerge in several years. (Feb 2013)"

92-93 points John Gilman (View From the Cellar): "The 2009 Guiraud is a terrific wine in the making, as it has perfectly captured the potential to make an elegant, refined and long-lived wine in this vintage. The bouquet is deep, complex and quite esthery in its mélange of bee pollen, pears, apples, delicate notes of pineapple, complex soil tones and vanillin oak. On the palate the wine is full-bodied, pure and shows great mid-palate depth, with bright acids, lovely, nascent complexity and outstanding length and grip on the elegant and focused finish. A superb Guiraud. 2016-2040. (Mar/Apr 2010)"

18.5/20 points Michel Bettane/Thierry Dessauve (The World of Fine Wine): "Wonderful aromas of noble rot, with a slight hint of Muscat; monumental sweetness, sticky and unctuous texture, great finesse: a terrific success. (Issue #28; Jun 2010)"