Chateau de Fargues Sauternes Premier Cru 2008

Chateau de Fargues Sauternes Premier Cru 2008

Chateau de Fargues, 0,75 l - 14.00%
80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon

CHF 97.40
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Bordeaux - France
White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic

How to serve

Serve at:

10 - 12°C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:
Dessert Wines
Chateau de Fargues Sauternes Premier Cru 2008
This wine is very concentrated with dried pineapple, honey and caramel. Full-bodied and superdense. Like honey. Massive. From the former head and part owner of Yquem Lur-Saluces.

Pairing

Cheese
Desserts

Features

Name Chateau de Fargues Sauternes Premier Cru 2008
Type White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic
Classification AOC Sauternes Premier Cru Classè
Year 2008
Size 0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content 14.00% by volume
Grape varieties 80% Semillon, 20% Sauvignon
Country France
Region Bordeaux
Origin City of Fargues
No. plants per hectare 7000 vines/ha
Ageing The wine is fermented in new oak barrels under the supervision of estate manager François Amirault, once of Nairac. The barrels are replaced on an annual basis.. Once fermentation is complete the wine remains in the barrel for ageing, for up to 36 months. It is racked every three months, with regular topping up as required. At the end of this process there may be a light fining but there is no filtration.
Allergens Contains sulphites

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Robert Parker
95/100 
2008
xtraWine
97/100 
2008
Decanter
97/100 
2019
James Suckling
93/100 
2019
Decanter
93/100 
2018
Decanter
96/100 
2017
Decanter
96/100 
2016
Decanter
95/100 
2015
Decanter
95/100 
2014
Decanter
94/100 
2013
Decanter
91/100 
2011
Decanter
95/100 
2009
Wine Spectator
98/100 
2005
Chateau de Fargues
From this winery:

In 1306, the Cardinal Raymond Guilhem de Fargues established the first stone of the solid wall of the Château de Fargues. In 1472, the family Lur Saluces bought the propriety. Indeed since more than half a millennium, this château has belonged to the...

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