Château de Fargues - Sauternes (Lur Saluces)

Château de FarguesSauternes (Lur Saluces)

4.4
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Sauternes (Lur Saluces) of Château de Fargues is a sweet wine from the region of Sauternes of Bordeaux.
In the mouth this sweet wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
The Sauternes (Lur Saluces) of the Château de Fargues is in the top 10 of wines of Sauternes.

Taste structure of the Sauternes (Lur Saluces) from the Château de Fargues

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Sauternes (Lur Saluces) of Château de Fargues in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with oak taste

caramel, oak

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with spices taste

savory, musk

Wine with vegetal taste

bitter almond

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle

On the nose the Sauternes (Lur Saluces) of Château de Fargues in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, oak or hazelnut and sometimes also flavors of melon, savory or passion fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Lur Saluces)

Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes (Lur Saluces)

Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Lur Saluces)

The Sauternes (Lur Saluces) of Château de Fargues matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple pie or beloved steaks.

Details and technical informations about Château de Fargues's Sauternes (Lur Saluces).

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Thompson seedless

Most certainly finding its first origins in Persia, today Iran. It is registered in the Official Catalogue of table grape varieties list A1. Note that the variety gora chirine, also finding its first origins in Iran (Azerbaijan), is a mutation of the Sultanine, its berries of white or pink color being slightly larger.

Last vintages of this wine

Sauternes (Lur Saluces) - 2017
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.411110
Sauternes (Lur Saluces) - 2016
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sauternes (Lur Saluces) - 2015
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sauternes (Lur Saluces) - 2014
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Sauternes (Lur Saluces) - 2013
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Sauternes (Lur Saluces) - 2011
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5
Sauternes (Lur Saluces) - 2010
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
Average rating: 4.511110.5

The best vintages of Sauternes (Lur Saluces) from Château de Fargues are 1985, 1975, 1987, 1990 and 1998.

Informations about the Château de Fargues

The winery offers 2 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.4.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Château de Fargues is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Bordeaux
In the top 400 of of France wines
In the top 10 of of Sauternes wines
In the top 65 of sweet wines
In the top 2000 wines of the world

The wine region of Sauternes

Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Groslot

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