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    4h
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    from 2022

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Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2015

1er Grand Cru Classé Sauternes

Juin 2016 Vinum

19/20

Transzendente, blumig-fruchtige Aromatik, immense Dichte, ewige Länge, perfektionistische Machart: besitzt Fülle, Rasse, Dichte, aber auch alle Anlagen zu grosser Finesse und Eleganz. 2019 bis 2050
A transcendent floral and fruity bouquet, immense density, endless length, perfectionist style: rich, spirited and dense, yet with full potential...

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The Story

At the heart of the great terroirs of the Sauternes region, Lafaurie-Peyraguey’s vineyard is located on the terrace of Sauternes gravel, 70 metres above sea level, just next to Château d’Yquem. The “Enclos” and “Maisons Rouges” plots represent the historic heart of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey’s magnificent terroir, consisting of gravel from the Quaternary era which was deposited here more than 600,000 years ago, on a substratum of Aquitania lim...

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Vintage 2015

Full report of Bordeaux 2015 by Andrew Caillard MW “Next in line in a great series of vintages; 2000, 2005, 2009, 2010 and 2015.

 

2015 is a wonderful Bordeaux vintage without the hype or hysteria associated with 2009 and 2010. The wines are generally expressive and generous with wonderful concentration and structure. Given another year in barrel, the wines should gain more complexity and fruit volume. Châteaux, in all sub-regions, are e...

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Lafaurie Peyraguey - flavors of red grapefruit, sweet mandarines and oranges, discrete but fine acidity, well-constructed, refined with long finish. Very pretty wine. 94p.
  • 94p
Medium pale colour. Grapefruit, lemon, mandarin aromas with tonic water notes. Fresh fleshy wine with lemon curd, light marzipan flavours, fine looseknit chalky textures and bitter but long minerally finish. Medium powered wine with plenty of glacé fruits. Drying ok finish. 92 points
  • 92p
Intense yellow colour with green hue. Expressive nose with aroma reminiscent of juicy apricots and ripe pear, candied lemon peel and hints of lime-zest in the background. On the palate elegant and fresh with excellent body, elegant character and lingering yellow fruit in the aftertaste, excellent length.
  • 94p
Golden. Apples, pineapples, citrus, minerals, vanilla and apricots nose. Fresh acidity, fruity, intense,d etailed, layered, long. 94-96
  • 95p
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Sauternes, Bordeaux

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