2004 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  10/8/2023 - RolandFranz wrote: 87 Points

  Robe jaune dorée, tirant très légèrement vers le brun. Nez riche, sur l’ananas bien mûr, l’abricot sec, la pêche jaune et une touche de cire d’abeille la bouche est d’abord marquée par un côté un peux pâteux, puis une explosion aromatique de fruits secs, pâtes de fruits. A l’aération en bouche, surgit heureusement un feu de fraîcheur et des arômes plus fins, plus aériens. Évolue ensuite sur un amer léger, toujours accompagné de fruits jaunes séchés. Plutôt un concentré de fruits séchés qu’un vin botrytisé, encore un peu pâteux. Peut encore se garder 5-10 ans.

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  7/23/2023 - honest bob wrote: 89 Points

  From 37,5cl P+P, did not change much in glass. Now darker (of course) than it was 3 years ago. But the caramelisation has definitely helped this previously unattractive wine. There's still the strange "concrete dust" scent, but now I find enough ripe almond-apricot fruit to make me believe it is indeed a 1er cru classé. The mid-palate is distinctive: apricot, botrytis, peach, almond—it tastes at once concentrated and oddly attenuated; the finish is better, very persistent and moreish—even some bright acidity pokes through. I don't have much experience of rival Barsac/Sauternes from 2004—it was a pretty dodgy year elsewhere, so just possibly this is a fine achievement in a difficult vintage. Or, more likely, a middling achievement from an underperforming "1er cru classé de Sauternes"? Certainly not a "Grand Vin." 88-89P

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  7/25/2020 - honest bob wrote: 87 Points

  From 37,5cl, good cork. Sauternes "light", a medium-bodied dessert wine with fruity quince jelly, rose petal, maple syrup and a touch of honey, well in balance with gently bright acidity. So far so good. Barely any botrytis perceptible, no glycerine, little weight, no complexity —all of which might be seen as an asset or a liability according to taste and culinary pairing ambition. This would definitely not be my choice with classic pairings (Roquefort, foie gras...) but if you have it in your cellar, try it as an apéritif or as a pure, maple syrup-like after-dinner drink, served in the German fashion without cheese or dessert. 86-87P

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  9/11/2016 - honest bob wrote: 87 Points

  From 37,5cl, perfect cork. Maple syrup, lemon, a tiny touch of herbaceous bitterness; the texture is troubling, concrete dust and wallpaper paste on the palate don't fit well with the more attractive taste/aromatic features noted above... Hardly a bargain; a Sauternes for fans rather than neophites. 86-87P

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  5/1/2016 - Ombibulous Likes this wine:

  Delicious! Peaches, honey, maple syrup, solvent. Do not drink at fridge temperature. Drink at a temperature closer to coolish room temperature. $30 for a half bottle. Expensive but may buy again. Costs more now I believe than when I bought mine.

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