Community Tasting Notes 25

• super007 Likes this wine: 88 points

  February 3, 2024 - CdT Dinner (RCC): Rich mix of dried and fresh apricot - this was clearly the defining characteristic. Dried apricot could be a bit of nuttiness showing through
  Little hotter (alcohol) than I would prefer but very nice sauternes

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• caspernick Likes this wine: 89 points

  December 27, 2023 - A decent Sauternes but not very rich or overly complex. Botrytis is evident and hopefully it will evolve some more. Will re-tatste in a few years.

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• Gnieboer Likes this wine: 90 points

  October 18, 2023 - Part of a Pineapple and Pearls Wine Pairing. Obviously the last wine of the evening. Nicely balanced but not particularly noteworthy on it's own compared to some of other wines of the evening.

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• Loathesome wrote: 87 points

  July 30, 2022 - On the positive side lovely orange gold colour and plenty of richness. The acidity is the bare minimum for balance and botrytis and complexity not really evident. I am sure if this was my first sauternes I would get excited but 300+ down the line it is flat and plain boring and a chateau of this level from this vintage really should have produced better.

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• caspernick Does not like this wine: 89 points

  January 22, 2022 - We had a dinner party last night and finished on this sticky, which did not go down well. I promised myself a re-taste was in order so I reserved a glass to give it a go today.
  
  Deep gold, nearly amber in color with shimmering legs. The nose is almost Oloroso-like with lots of green almond. A touch of honey, some poached apple, apricot and a hint of beeswax come through. The nuttiness is almost overpowering. On the palate it is sweet but not unctuous, full bodied and syrupy but lacking depth of flavor. Medium acidity on the back end is noticed and the wine has a decently long finish. I don't really care for the nut profile, I was hoping for more botrytis notes. Right now 88 points for this $50 wine, garnering 2 stars. Next bottle coming right up.........
  
  Bottle #2- same appearance. Less nuts, more honey, more precise and focused on rich cooked fruit and other nuances of the style. Th palate is much better on this bottle, leading me to believe I had a slightly flawed bottle. It still has an austere nature to it and is definitely not my style of Sauternes. Bumping my score up to 89 points still makes it a 2 star wine. Drink with a cheese plate, especially some Blue till 2030.
  
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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type White - Sweet/Dessert
• Producer Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
• Varietal Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Sauternais
• Appellation Sauternes
• UPC Codes 000000337380, 1372022100495, 3148597138540, 3376820100495, 3412952100184, 3550872322016

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• Pending Delivery 43 (5%)
• In Cellars 629 (73%)
• Consumed 189 (22%)

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