Chateau de Fargues Sauternes 1987 Size:750ml planted between 2008 and 2011

planted between 2008 and 2011

Produced from very old inter-planted vineyards

a white mold forms that balances and concentrates the acid

if it is a bit less explosively expressive on the nose than the 2009

Curated by Neal each month

Chateau de Fargues Sauternes 1987 Size:750ml planted between 2008 and 2011The fully mature 1987 Fargues exemplifies the serenity a well made Sauternes can express after proper aging, with its gentle, meditative notes of tea leaves, caramelized fruits, and acacia blossom swirling languidly on a nicely balanced palate. This beckons for savory cuisine to accompany it, or it can shine on its own as a thought provoker. While Chteau dYquem was sold to LVMH in the late 1990s, Chteau de Fargues remains under the control of the Lur