1983 Château de Fargues

Community Tasting Notes (30) Avg Score: 92.5 points

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  12/28/2023 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Medium-deep golden yellow in color. Full, forward & attractive nose of ripe fruit aromas of peaches, orange marmalade, lemon & apricots with lovely floral overtones of honeysuckle & spices, honey, caramel, minerals & a hint of vanilla. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, lush, ripe sweet fruit flavors of peaches, dried apricots, apples, lemon & orange zest with honey, spices, caramel, minerals & a hint of coconut & vanilla. Long lingering sweet finish. Drinks quite well at present & at 40 years of age it may be at or quite close to its peak of development. However, it should hold onto this present plateau for a few additional years although any further development may be minimal. Fill was in mid neck, above capsule; cork was clean & intact.

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  12/27/2023 - LW31 Likes this wine:

  Out of 375. Mature, lovely fruit. Still fresh but a notch past peak in this format. Not a multi dimensional Sauternes.

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  10/30/2023 - mick978@gmail.com Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Drinking superb

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  10/8/2023 - YagerWine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Great mature Sauternes. Beautiful orange color that matched the candied orange palate. Still some sweetness but really well balanced with solid tension between acidity, sweetness and depth. Great wine.

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  3/17/2023 - SGoo Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Who wouldn't enjoy a sauturnes before finishing the evening. Apricot color and have hints of apricots but also some light truffle flavor. Quite sweet though (not sure if part of the acidity was lost due to age), so a small glass would be enough

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