2007 Doisy Daene
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The 2007 Doisy-Daëne is consistent with my note from last year with saffron and quince on the nose, the Aszu-element perhaps not quite as pronounced. The palate is both elegant and nuanced. Very fine. Tasted at the 2007 horizontal in Sauternes.
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Robert Parker
Neal Martin
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The 2007 Doisy-Daëne feels more mature on the nose compared to some older vintages, quite Aszú-like in style, dried quince and barley sugar, hints of saffron and star anis. The palate is supremely well balanced with a fine bead of acidity, a tad drier and more linear than the 2009, but it is armed with great salinity on the finish that offers orange rind and marmalade notes on the aftertaste. I would actually afford this longer in bottle. Tasted at the vertical at Doisy-Daëne.
Tasted single blind against its peers. Denis Dubourdieu conjured a wonderful Barsac in 2007. Here there is an initial lightness on the nose that builds with each swirl of the glass. It exhibits fine minerality with apple, dried honey and a touch of wet stone. The palate is very harmonious with good acidity, very focused and succinct with great precision towards the poised finish. This has barely starting motoring, but it possesses an unbridled sense of nonchalance. Tasted January 2011.
Mid gold. Very broad and rich on the nose. Frank and straightforward. Big and bold and very well expressed. Dry finish. Quite long and very well balanced. (JR)
About the producer
This Second Growth estate has origins dating back to the late 1800s. It is, however, under the ownership of the Dubourdieu family – who took over the Barsac property in 1924 – that Ch. Doisy-Daëne truly flourished.