The Château Coutet 1995 Cuvée Madame, picked on October 4 and delivering 145 grams per liter of residual sugar (the lowest of the last four vintages), has a very pure, almost Tokaji-like bouquet with marmalade, lime flower, lanolin and dried honey. The palate is unctuous on the entry with impressive presence in the mouth with notes of Manuka honey dallying with marmalade and dried apricot. It is quite linear toward the finish, very nicely focused with orange rind and honey. This is a powerful Cuvée Madame that will age for decades.- NM

The 1995 Cuvée Madame from Château Coutet is a vintage that I have encountered twice before, and this is consistent with those. Iridescent in amber color, the bouquet feels mature with complex and alluring tangerine, nectarine, gingerbread and saffron aromas. The palate has maintained that waxy texture, perhaps a little lighter than the bottle in December 2018. However, that mineral core remains fully intact, fresh and perhaps just a little more petrolly than I recollect on the finish. This is drinking perfectly now. Tasted at Clarette in London at a private dinner. - Neal Martin

This has a rich dense core of apricot, fig, glazed peach and date notes, surrounded by alluring green tea, quince and chamomile. Superlong on the finish, with a creamy feel that just sails on. Drink now through 2020. 104 cases made. — JM