Chateau Dauphine Rondillon, AOC Loupiac, 2015

This is a noble rot late-harvest dessert wine produced from the oldest vines planted in 1910 at Château Dauphiné Rondillon. Loupiac is where Alfred Darriet first started making wines in 1798. It is made in the same way as Sauternes with successive pickings of individual grapes as they are affected by noble rot. The sweet lush juice was fermented in barrel, producing a wine rich in aromas of pineapple, ripe apricot and caramel. It is sweet with complexity of flavour and great depth. Perfectly balanced and ready for drinking now, it will remain at its peak for some years.