{"product_id":"chateau-doisy-daene-1985","title":"Chateau Doisy-Daene Barsac 1985 AOC 0,75l","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst, the thing that matters most: this is a sweet wine. Doisy-Daëne is a classed growth of Barsac, the smaller commune within the Sauternes area whose wines are traditionally a shade lighter and more nervy than those from Sauternes proper. It is made from grapes shrivelled by botrytis, the noble rot, picked in successive passes through the vineyard over several weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dubourdieu family have owned the estate since 1924 and are among the most respected white winemakers in Bordeaux. Doisy-Daëne carries more Sauvignon Blanc than most of its neighbours, which is why it tends towards citrus and lemon-barley freshness rather than heavy marmalade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1985 brought a dry autumn and limited botrytis, so the sweet wines of that year are lighter and less concentrated than 1983 or 1986. That is worth saying plainly. In its favour, sweet wine is the most durable thing Bordeaux makes: sugar and acidity together preserve a bottle far longer than any red, and a forty-year-old Barsac in good health is not a rare find.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château Doisy-Daëne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1985\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barsac AOC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 75cl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet or fortified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it is likely to be now.\u003c\/strong\u003e Sweet Barsac is by some distance the most durable wine in this catalogue, and a 1985 filled to the neck should still be fresh, if lighter than a great botrytis year would have given.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it suits.\u003c\/strong\u003e The safest choice here for a forty-first birthday or anniversary, since sweet wine survives best and a dessert bottle is easy to share at the end of a meal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Slight bin-soiling on the label from years in a cellar rack, and the fill is still up in the neck, which is about as good as a 1985 gets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--anno-tpl-3--\u003e","brand":"Château Doisy-Daëne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58378809344344,"sku":"ANNO-005818","price":85.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/6505\/6856\/files\/chateau-doisy-daene-1985_e5b636e6-dd44-4c92-bea8-3e7938e2b60a.jpg?v=1790767720","url":"https:\/\/anno.wine\/products\/chateau-doisy-daene-1985","provider":"ANNO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}