Description

Dessert Wine: 2009 | Chteau de Fargues | Sauternes

Apricots, grilled nuts, honey covered pineapple. spice and vanilla notes create the nose. Rich and concentrated with ripe, honey fruit, but it feels a little dense.

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Producer: Chteau de Fargues

Vintage: 2009

Size: 750ml

ABV: 13.8%

Varietal: Semillon

Country/Region: France, Bordeaux

Apricots, grilled nuts, honey covered pineapple. spice and vanilla notes create the nose. Rich and concentrated with ripe, honey fruit, but it feels a little dense. More acidity would add lift and give it a fresher feeling in the mouth.

Producer Information

Chteau de Fargues is a French wine estate in the Sauternes district of Bordeaux. It makes a single archetypal Sauternes sweet white wine a classic blend of Smillon and Sauvignon Blanc from its vineyards around the village of Fargues at the very center of the appellation. The estate has been within the Lur Saluces since 1472. It enjoyed particular winegrowing acclaim in the 18th and 19th centuries when their portfolio of chteaux included Chteau d’Yquem the only estate to hold Premier Cru Suprieur status in the Sauternes. The Lur Saluces family sold Yquem in 1999, and to this day Chteau de Fargues is sometimes referred to as “Yquem junior”. Originally, the estate was planted to a combination of red and white grape varieties. In 1928, a 25 hectare (62 acre) portion of the vineyards was replanted to Smillon and Sauvignon Blanc. The inaugural vintage of Chteau de Fargues was produced in 1943, from vines averaging twelve years old, and was released to the market in 1964. Today, Chteau de Fargues comprises 17 hectares (42 acres) of vineyards planted atop clay-gravel soils overlying a layer of clay and hardpan soil. On average, these vines are 35 years old, with only those aged seven years and over acting as the source of the estate’s grand vin. In the winery, the grapes are pressed and fermented in oak barrels (25-30 percent in new oak). Individual batches divided by the day of picking are aged separately for approximately three years. Racking takes place four times over a 12 month period and the wine is concurrently tasted to ensure only the highest-quality lots are used in the final grand vin. Consequently, Chteau de Fargues is only made in excellent vintage years.