Chateau Rieussec Premier Cru Classe, Sauternes 2001
Chateau Rieussec · Bordeaux · Sauternes
LWIN: 1017483
Chateau Rieussec Premier Cru Classe, Sauternes 2001 sold at auction 248 times in the last five years, at a median of $176 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $140 and $205. The most recent sale was on October 29, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $86, across 73 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$176
248 sales · $140–205 middle half
Lowest retail now
$86
73 retail offers
Last auction sale
Oct 29
2026
Critic scores
93
Wine Advocate
100
Wine Spectator
100
James Suckling
99
Jeb Dunnuck
Chateau Rieussec Premier Cru Classe, Sauternes, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 2001 (1)
$308per 750ml incl. premium
The October 2026 Auction: Part 5
2001 · Lot 1666 · Half Bottle
Wine facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Bordeaux
- Sub-region
- Sauternes
- Type
- White
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classe
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About Chateau Rieussec
Château Rieussec, a Sauternes first growth in Fargues owned by Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite), farms about 93 ha of clay-gravel and clay-sand beside Yquem. Plantings are roughly 90% Sémillon with a little Sauvignon Blanc and Muscadelle. Grapes are picked in several passes between September and November, and the grand vin spends 16 to 26 months in barrel depending on the vintage, about half of the barrels renewed each year; it is deep gold, powerful and concentrated; poor years such as 2012 are skipped. Carmes de Rieussec is the second sweet wine, and R de Rieussec a dry Bordeaux white from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.
- Appellation
- Sauternes (R de Rieussec: Bordeaux)
- Classification
- Premier Cru Classé (1855)
- Owner
- Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite)
- Vineyards
- About 93 ha in Fargues and Sauternes; clay-gravel and clay-sand
- Grapes
- Sémillon about 90%, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- Wines
- Château Rieussec; Carmes de Rieussec; R de Rieussec (dry)
- Style
- Powerful, concentrated Sauternes; 16-26 months in barrel
- Website
- https://www.lafite.com/fr/domaines/rieussec-fr/
Sources: Wikipedia, idealwine.net, lafite.com