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• FransS wrote: 94 points

  March 4, 2024 - UGCB tasting-Amsterdam 2021 Bordeaux 03-04-2024: Vanilla, bit waxy, ripe citrus, fresh sweetness, no heaviness, concentrated, refined.

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• Cailles wrote: 93 points

  November 19, 2023 - 11x Bordeaux 2021: UCG Arrivage Tasting of just a handful of 2021 Bordeauxs. Some thoughts: 1) It's a very mediocre vintage. There is not enough substance, many wines seem simple. Especially on the Left Bank, the balance was a bit off (too much acidity, too many herbal notes, not enough fruit... and some showed greenness and drying tannins). 2) 2021 is being promoted as a vintage for "classic" Bordeaux lovers, a vintage for those who liked 2014 and 2017. In my opinion, 2021 does not come close to those vintages. 2014 is more structured, with better balance and often more depth. 2017 is much rounder, more balanced and a bit more polished. 3) We all know the high prices for 2021, so there's no need to chase them (they'll probably only get cheaper in the next few years). Here are some impressions on a few selected wines.
  
  TN: Brief comment, no detailed notes taken. This is a superb, pure, fresh and elegant Sauternes with a beautiful clarity. The wine is well balanced with good acidity and a herbal and mineral component that counterbalances the sweet fruit and keeps the wine from being too sweet. For me, De Fargues is one of the top 3 Sauternes today (after Yquem and just ahead of Suduiraut).

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• sirpat00 wrote: 95 points

  November 6, 2023 - Bordeaux 2021 Arrivage Tasting (Dolder Grand, Zurich): Again an unusually fresh aroma profile with herbal notes, saffron. Fruit of apricot, quince, cool pear and canned peach. Also a fine mineral layer. Creamy and sweet with lots of honey and bees wax on the palate and sufficiently fresh acidity underneath. This wine is linear and precise with multiple layers. So much to like here!

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• Jeff Leve wrote: 94 points

  May 20, 2022 - With a massive bouquet of honeysuckle to dig through before moving on to all the honey-coated pineapples, apricots, white peach, apricot and candied mango, the wine is rich, luscious, sweet and vibrant with an energetic shot of acidity on the palate to keep everything upbeat and fresh. Drink from 2023-2047. 93-95

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2021
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Château de Fargues
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Sauternais
• Appellation Sauternes

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