Château Doisy Daene Extravagant 2004 Demi Bouteille (37,5cl)
The 2004 Château Doisy Daene Extravagant is a sweet white wine from Barsac, produced by Château Doisy Daene and classified as a Second Cru Classé of Sauternes. This cuvée is made from 100% Sauvignon Blanc. Jancis Robinson awards it 17/20 and recommends drinking between 2014 and 2034. Critics describe an amber hue with orange highlights, a creamy nose evoking crème brûlée, and a very sweet palate.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Half Bottle (37,5cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Sweet
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Barsac
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Doisy Daene
- Cuvée
- Extravagant
- Millésime
- 2004
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Château Doisy Daene
Château Doisy-Daëne is a Second Growth from the 1855 classification, situated in Barsac, within the Sauternes appellation. Owned by the Dubourdieu family since 1924, it is now run by Fabrice and Jean-Jacques Dubourdieu, representatives of the fourth generation of the family. The vineyard is situated on the limestone soils of upper Barsac.
- Owner
- Fabrice et Jean-Jacques Dubourdieu
- Surface (ha)
- 18.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 25 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
A wine known as Doisy is mentioned as early as 1832 in André Jullien’s *Topographie de tous les vignobles connus*. The name Doisy-Daëne derives from Jean-Jacques-Emmanuel Daëne, a Bordeaux wine merchant and owner of the cru, under whose name Doisy appears in the 1855 classification. In 1875, Daëne’s sons inherited the estate; part of it was then sold to the Dubroca brothers. Doisy-Daëne was sold to Jean-Paul Billot in 1878, then passed on to his daughter Pauline in 1884. She sold the estate to the Debans brothers in 1889. Georges Dubourdieu acquired Doisy-Daëne from the Debans heirs in 1924. His son Pierre succeeded him in 1949, expanded the estate by acquiring part of Doisy-Dubroca and, in the early 1950s, created the Grand Vin Sec de Doisy-Daëne. Denis Dubourdieu took over the management of the château in 2000; his sons Fabrice and Jean-Jacques joined the family business in 2004 and 2006. Following the death of Denis Dubourdieu in 2016, Fabrice and Jean-Jacques Dubourdieu continue to manage the estate.
Extravagant
L’Extravagant is a rare sweet white cuvée, produced only when the vintage allows for exceptional concentration of grapes affected by noble rot. Born from an experiment led by Denis Dubourdieu, it seeks a richness significantly greater than that of the usual great sweet wine while maintaining freshness and balance.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1990
- Style of the cuvée
- A sweet white wine of exceptional concentration and richness, characterized by great density, marked power, and intense sweetness balanced by freshness, aromatic purity, and length.
- Position within the range
- An ultra-rare prestige cuvée, produced in great vintages at the summit of Doisy Daëne's sweet wine range.
Histoire de la cuvée
The cuvée was born in 1990 from an experiment by Denis Dubourdieu aimed at pushing the concentration of grapes affected by noble rot to the extreme. Bunches were left on the vine until a very late harvest to obtain heavily shriveled grapes. Since then, L’Extravagant has only been crafted in years deemed sufficiently favorable.
