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Dessert Wine: 2003 | Chteau Raymond-Lafon | Sauternes (Half Bottle)

The 2003 vintage of Chteau Raymond-Lafon has reached an excellent stage, showcasing vibrant melon notes and undertones of honey, caramel, plus a lingering touch of brown sugar on the finish.

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Producer: Chteau Raymond-Lafon

Vintage: 2003

Size: 375ml

ABV: 13.5%

Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc, Semillon

Country/Region: France, Sauternes

The 2003 vintage of Chteau Raymond-Lafon has reached an excellent stage, showcasing vibrant melon notes and undertones of honey, caramel, plus a lingering touch of brown sugar on the finish.

Producer Information

Chteau Raymond-Lafon is a wine estate situated in the sweet wine appellation of Sauternes, 50km (30 miles) southeast of the city of Bordeaux on the left bank of the Garonne River. The estate was founded by the eopnymous Raymond Lafon in 1850 and today boasts 16 hectares (40 acres) of vineyards within the Sauternes appellation. Louis Pontallier inherited the estate from Lafon (his uncle) at the beginning of the 20th Century. He continued his family’s winemaking legacy here until 1952, when he sold the estate to the Bourdier family (Louis’ grandson Paul Pontallier would go on to become the well-known manager of Mdoc First Growth Chteau Margaux in the late Twentieth and early 21st Centuries). In 1972, Francine and Pierre Meslier acquired Chteau Raymond-Lafon and today their three children, Marie-Franoise, Charles-Henri and Jean-Pierre, have taken over the running of the estate. The property’s vineyards lie in close proximity to those of Sauternes’ renowned Chteau d’Yquem, which lies just to the southeast of Raymond-Lafon. Smillon accounts for 80 percent of the grape varieties grown on the Raymond-Lafon estate, with Sauvignon Blanc making up the remainder. The vineyards are hand-harvested across three to ten passes (or “tries” in the vineyard) and the grapes ferment naturally for three to five weeks. Chteau Raymond-Lafon’s wines age in hand-split, new oak barrels for three years and are racked on a three-month basis. This entire process produces approximately 20,00 bottles of wine a year that fall under the estate’s three wine labels: Chteau Raymond-Lafon, Jeunes Pousses de Raymond-Lafon and Le Cadet.