AOC Sauternes - Bordeaux 2014

Wine	Year	AOC Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.	Class. Classification (Class.) Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications: 1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths. 1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés. CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top. CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).	Size Size in hectares (Size) This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.	NM Neal Martin (NM) English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	JR Jancis Robinson (JR) English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.	TA Tim Atkin (TA) English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	JL Jeff Leve (JL) American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.	De Jane Anson, Decanter (De) English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.	PW Perswijn (PW) Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.	Price Consumer price in euro (Price) The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.	+/– Price change percentage (+/–) This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).
d'Yquem	2014	Sauternes	1st GCCs	113	96-98	19	97	96	19+	·	·	·
Climens	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	29	94-96	·	·	·	19	5	€ 63	+13%
Clos Haut-Peyraguey	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	12	92-94	16.5	91	·	18	4	€ 33	0%
Coutet	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	38	93-95+	18	95	·	18+	4	€ 35	0%
Guiraud	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	100	93-95	17	94	·	18	4	€ 44	+7%
Lafaurie-Peyraguey	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	41	92-94	16.5	93	·	19	5	€ 51	0%
Rabaud-Promis	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	31	·	17	91	·	18	4	·	·
de Rayne-Vigneau	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	79	94-96	17	91	·	18+	4	€ 39	0%
Rieussec	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	90	95-97	·	·	·	18.5	5	€ 60	–13%
Sigalas-Rabaud	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	14	93-95	17	93	·	18-	4½	€ 41	0%
Suduiraut	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	92	95-97	18	95	95	18+	5	€ 60	0%
la Tour-Blanche	2014	Sauternes	1st GCC	65	92-94	18+	95	·	18.5	4½	€ 39	–11%
d'Arche	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	40	88-91	16	88	·	18-	4	·	·
Broustet	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	39.5	89-91	16.5	94	·	17	3+	€ 24	+9%
Caillou	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	13	86-88	16	89	·	17+	·	·	·
Doisy-Daëne	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	15.9	95-97	17	95	·	18	4	€ 39	0%
Doisy-Védrines	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	30	94-96	18	93	·	17.5	4	€ 33	+14%
Filhot	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	62	85-87	16	93	·	18+	3	€ 23	+5%
Lamothe (Despujols)	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	7.5	·	·	90	·	·	·	€ 24	·
Lamothe Guignard	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	17	87-89?	16.5	·	·	17.5	4	€ 21	0%
de Malle	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	28	91-93	16	93	·	18-	3½	€ 34	0%
de Myrat	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	22	89-91	17	88	·	18-	4½	€ 29	+7%
Nairac	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	17	?	16.5	91	·	18+	4½	€ 42	·
Romer du Hayot	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	15	?	16+	·	·	18-	3+	·	·
Suau	2014	Sauternes	2nd GCC	8.1	·	·	·	·	·	·	·	·
Bastor-Lamontagne	2014	Sauternes	·	56	90-92	16	90	·	17.5	3½	€ 21	0%
l'Extravagant de Doisy-Daëne (demi)	2014	Sauternes	·	15.9	95-97	18	95	·	19	·	€ 177	0%
de Fargues	2014	Sauternes	·	25	94-96	17.5	94	·	18.5	4½	·	·
les Justices	2014	Sauternes	·	8.5	91-93	16.5	88	·	16.5	·	·	·
Raymond Lafon	2014	Sauternes	·	16	91-93	17	90	·	18	·	·	·
Romer	2014	Sauternes	·	6.5	·	·	·	·	16+	3½	·	·

Wine

Year

AOC

Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC): AOC stands for “Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée”. It tells you where the wine comes from, its origin. It also tells you that the wine is made according to the criteria of this AOC.

Class.

Classification (Class.): Most of these wines belong to one of the Bordeaux classifications:; 1st-5th GCC - The famous 1855 Médoc Grand Cru Classé Classification (61 wines). The list starts with the top 5 of 1st Classed Growths.; 1st GCC a & b and GCC - The St-Emilion Premier Grand Crus (class a and class b) and the Grand Cru Classés.; CB - The Médoc Cru Bourgeois Classification (1932). Last renewed in 2003 (with at the top the 9 Cru Bourgeois Exceptionnel followed by the Cru Bourgeois Supérieur classed wines, this 2003 classification is used for the overviews 2004 - 2006). In February 2007 the classification was annuled by the Bordeaux Administrative Appeals Court, and in November 2007 it was decided that the classification would be continued but without the sub-classes at the top.; CC Grav. - All Graves wines classified (1959) as Cru Classé de Graves are located in the Pessac-Léognan region (as individual AOC established in 1987).

Size

Size in hectares (Size): This column tells you what the size is of the property in hectares (ha). Note that seldomly all land is used to make the first wine of the estate. Most châteaux also make a second and even a third wine on the estate.

Neal Martin (NM): English wine critic, formerly contributing to Wine-Journal on erobertparker.com, and since the 2017 vintage to Vinous. He rates the wines on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jancis Robinson (JR): English wine critic publishing on her website JancisRobinson.com, wines are also often rated by team members like Julia Harding MW and James Lawther MW. Wines are rated on a scale from 10 to 20. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Tim Atkin (TA): English wine critic publishing on his website TimAtkin.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jeff Leve (JL): American wine critic publishing on his website TheWineCellarInsider.com. Wines are rated on a scale from 75 to 100. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Jane Anson, Decanter (De): English wine magazine. Wines were given 1 to 5 stars, from the 2007 to 2014 vintage the 10 - 20 scale was presented, and since 2015 Jane Anson is using the 100 points scale. Before 2015 the wines were tasted by Steven Spurrier, James Lawther MW and Beverley Blanning MW. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Perswijn (PW): Dutch wine magazine. Wines are tasted by Ronald de Groot and are given 1 to 5 stars. Not all wines are (already) rated.

Price

Consumer price in euro (Price): The price shown is the average initial consumer "en primeur" price with tax included. Use it as a guideline, as an indication to assess the prices that you encounter.

+/–

Price change percentage (+/–): This column compares the initial consumer price of the displayed year with the consumer price of the preceding year. If both consumer prices are known, a percentage is shown for the price increase (+) or price drop (–).