Sauternes 2003

97 / $45

Bordeaux

6,520 cases made

 

Tasting Note

Lafaurie-Peyraguey has produced some of Sauternes' most powerful wines for more than two decades. The 2003 is no exception—Bordeaux's hottest summer on record produced a full-bodied dessert wine with incredibly intense apricot and honey aromas. To achieve that concentration, the château uses more than 90 percent Sémillon, planted on 100 acres of gravel.

 

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