Château De Fargues Sémillon-sauvignon Blanc Blend Sauternes 2003
- Winery: Château de Fargues
- Region: France » Bordeaux » Sauternes
- Varietal: Sémillon
Vintages
- 2003
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007
- 2006
- 2005
- 2004
- 2002
- 2001
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
- 1991
- 1990
- 1989
- 1988
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
- 1984
- 1983
- 1982
- 1981
- 1980
- 1979
- 1978
- 1976
- 1975
- 1971
- 1970
- 1967
- 1966
- 1965
- 1961
- 1959
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953
- 1951
- 1945
- 1926
- NV
- Show All (47)
Add a vintage
Winemaker's Notes:
"It is against my better judgment to taste the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes at such an early age, as I find th...
Read more...-
WS: 95
-
RP: 96
-
WA: 93
-
JR: 85
|
Sokolin Bridgehampton, NY (2,600 mi) |
USD
37.00
$37.00 375ml |
Buy Now |
|
Fine Wines International San Francisco, CA (680 mi) |
USD
44.00
$44.00 375ml |
Buy Now |
| See 94 more prices » | ||
Lively on the nose with a big, creamy marshmallow and dried tropical fruit tone supported by background notes of sweetly spiced wood and roasted nu... Read more
Lively on the nose with a big, creamy marshmallow and dried tropical fruit tone supported by background notes of sweetly spiced wood and roasted nu... Read more
[No tasting note was given.] Read more
Click to sign up or Log in
All Prices
|
Sokolin Bridgehampton, NY (2,600 mi) |
Rieussec » |
|
|
Fine Wines International San Francisco, CA (680 mi) |
2003 Rieussec 375ml » |
|
|
Andover Liquors Andover, MA (2,600 mi) |
Chateau Rieussec Sauternes 2003 » |
|
|
Aabalat Petaluma, CA (650 mi) |
Rieussec Sauternes » |
|
|
Bottles and Cases Huntington, NY (2,500 mi) |
Ch Rieussec 2003 » |
Editorial Reviews for Château De Fargues Sémillon-sauvignon Blanc Blend Sauternes
Lively on the nose with a big, creamy marshmallow and dried tropical fruit tone supported by background notes of sweetly spiced wood and roasted nuts. Big and creamy in the mouth with a touch of caramel dominating the dried pear fruits and background botrytis tones. A bit hollow on the midpalate but the caramel cream tones gain in intensity.
User Reviews for Château De Fargues Sémillon-sauvignon Blanc Blend Sauternes
Add your reviewLively on the nose with a big, creamy marshmallow and dried tropical fruit tone supported by background notes of sweetly spiced wood and roasted nuts. Big and creamy in the mouth with a touch of caramel dominating the dried pear fruits and background botrytis tones. A bit hollow on the midpalate but the caramel cream tones gain in intensity. 90pts.
External Reviews for Château De Fargues Sémillon-sauvignon Blanc Blend Sauternes
Like lemon curd on the nose, turning to honey and caramel. Full-bodied and very sweet, with fantastic concentration of ripe and botrytized fruit, yet balanced and refined. Electric acidity. Lasts for minutes on the palate. This is absolutely mind-blowing. This is the greatest young Sauternes I have ever tasted. Best after 2010.
Shows enticing aromas of toffee, cream, dried apricot and caramel. Full-bodied, very sweet and thick, with honey and caramel flavors. Long and rich, oozing with sweet, ripe fruit, this is like liquid candy. Best after 2016.
You get both apricots and honeyed botrytis aromas that are followed through by a dry core, very full-bodied with richness, the sweetness of the yellow jam fruits, apricots and mangoes gliding over the palate. Delicious, and certainly ageworthy.
The 1988 is the greatest Rieussec I have ever tasted. After tasting all the 1988 and 1989 Barsac/Sauternes blind, this was my top wine for both vintages. It is an utterly mind-blowing performance for the Chateau, with a hauntingly perfect bouquet of great precision and persistence. In the mouth, the wine has remarkable clarity, stunning power and depth, and a finish that must last several minutes. It is a winemaking tour de force, and one of the greatest young Sauternes I have had the pleasure of tasting.
Full yellow-golden. Expressive aromas of pineapple, coconut, sweet vanillin oak and spices. Then wonderfully thick, fat and sweet, with the exotic coconut character carrying through in the mouth. Finishes saline and powerful, with palate-staining flavors of pineapple, coconut and spicy oak. Conveys a strong impression of solidity.
Lively, complex, fresh aromas of tropical fruit, honey and spicy oak. Sweet and viscous in the middle palate; kept fresh by apple and pear notes and harmonious acidity. Very concentrated and deep. Very long on the aftertaste; has the sheer material to buffer its alcohol. Rieussec switched to later bottling with this vintage: 30 rather than 24 months after the harvest.
Winemaker's Notes:
"It is against my better judgment to taste the sweet wines of Barsac and Sauternes at such an early age, as I find they typically require at least 12 months to reveal the definition/delineation so essential in these creamy, creme brulee, and honeysuckle-flavored offerings. Nevertheless, because this vintage is so highly regarded, I tasted through most of the top estates. The 2003s appear to be somewhat in the style of the 1990s, with high levels of residual sugar (higher than 2001 for the most part) as well as botrytis, low acidity, and fat, full-bodied personalities. This region’s harvest began extremely early (early September), and was completely finished within three weeks. It does not appear that the nobleness and racy richness of the 2001 vintage will be found in the 2003s, but readers who like the big, flamboyant, over the top style of the 1990s will enjoy the 2003s even more than I did...88-90" WA 04/04
Closure: Cork
Top White Lists
Best Wine Deals
-
$24.9917%off
Dry Creek Vineyard Red Bordeaux Blend Dry Creek Valley Meritage 2006 -
$16.9915%off
Beringer Vineyards Sémillon-sauvignon Blanc Blend Knights Valley Alluvium Blanc 2006
Community Activity
-
Pendulum Red (2011)Wishlisted
07:48PM 3/7/14 -
Bodegas Beronia Tempranillo Rioja Crianza (2005)Wishlisted
05:24PM 3/7/14 -
Lerida Estate Rosé Blend Canberra District (2008)Wishlisted
04:56PM 3/7/14 -
La Cocina LatinaCommented
04:40PM 3/7/14 -
Domaine de Pouy Vin de Pays des Cotes de Gascogne Blanc (2012)Reviewed
04:25PM 3/7/14 -
Rockbrook Pinot Noir California (2009)Reviewed
03:06PM 3/7/14 -
La Terre Cabernet Sauvignon (2006)Wishlisted
02:26PM 3/7/14 -
Opus Eximium No. 22 (2011)Wishlisted
01:58PM 3/7/14 -
Maui WineryPosted
01:31PM 3/7/14 -
Armani Pinot Grigio Valdadige DOC Vigneto Corvara (2011)Wishlisted
10:52AM 3/7/14