The Story
The Sauternes produced by Château de Fargues is the result of outstanding gifts of nature and the motivation – one might even say the stubbornness – of a family devoted to fine wine, and an attentive, enthusiastic winemaking team.
It takes four years to produce wine at Fargues, and work is constantly being done simultaneously on four vintages at any one time.
This is how the refinement and delicious taste sensations are procured at Château d...
Wine Information
The 2012 vintage
The weather in August was superb, and this was the 4th hottest since 1945. The first grapes were ripe at the end of the month. The remaining ones caught up in early September. However, there was no sign of botrytis due to a lack of rain or, at the very least, morning mist. In fact, 2012 will be remembered as a very dry year. There was little rain from the month of January onwards, except in April.
Five days of showers st...
Vintage 2012
The 2012 Bordeaux vintage report.
The 2012 Bordeaux vintage is a year for vineyard management and workers. Call it a winemakers vintage, or change your tune and call it vineyard managers vintage. Either descriptor works perfectly. Wineries with the financial capacity to take the necessary measures in the vineyards during the season, coupled with the willingness to severely downgrade unripe grapes, will produce the best wines. Even then, it ...