Chateau de Fargues - Sauternes 2005
Price: $139.96
Sale Price: $110.00
| Producer | Chateau de Fargues |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Subregion | Sauternes |
| Varietal | Bordeaux Blend - White |
| Vintage | 2005 |
| Sku | 108279 |
| Size | 750ml |
With a family history that goes back over five centuries, there may not be a more recognizable family name in Sauternes than that of Lur Saluces. Their history and ownership in the region has included many of the region's top-name Chateaux. Chateau de Fargues, the family's crown jewel, has been in the family since 1472. It is 400 acres in size but only 40 acres are planted to vines (80% Sémillon / 20% Sauvignon Blanc).
The harvest is a study in the tedious. Only perfectly mature grapes are selected and only in the best vintages. Harvest in approved vintages is a process that can persist for weeks and results in half the fruit being rejected. This is the diligence that is required by the Lur Saluces in order to make the best Sauternes possible.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
This is so creamy, almost milky in feel, with toasted coconut and cashew notes giving way to sweet peach, apricot and glazed pear flavors that glide along, while ginger, green tea, lychee and kumquat flavors extend through the finish. Shows terrific range and definition. Feels like it's just starting to open, and is in no rush. (JM, Web-2012)
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
Tasted blind at the 10-Year On Tasting in Sauternes. The 2005 Château de Fargues has a rich and intense bouquet with layers of honey, dried peach, beeswax and acacia that soar from the glass. The palate is powerful and authoritative: intense botrytis-rich honeyed fruit with compelling mineralité underneath. It fans out in glorious fashion -- a stunning de Fargues that is now beginning to show its talents. As I remarked a couple of years ago, just afford it a couple more years so that it can fully absorb the vestiges of oak. (NM)
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