Appellations

Lafaurie Peyraguey 2022

Sauternes/Barsac, First Growth Sauternes

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Tasting Notes

The 2022 Lafaurie-Peyraguey has a very fragrant, floral bouquet with pure botrytised fruit, wonderful delineation and sense of mineralité. The palate is smooth and sensual, dried honey and quince, lightly spiced with a gentle crescendo on its polished and long finish. This is a very strong follow-up to the 2021.

Score: 95 - 97 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2052 Date: 16 May 2023

A wine that made me call the winemaker to better understand its composition and which, for better or worse, gives an insight into the conditions facing Sauternes in the vintage. This is 260g/l residual sugar, almost double what you can expect in a typical year, from a 10hl/h yield. Extremely luxurious and luscious, powerful concentration to the marmalade, smoked caramel, apricot puree, white truffle and ginger. It’s impressive, but the contrasting acidity and lift that you find in exceptional Sauternes vintages is conspicuously absent. Harvest October 24 to 27.

Score: 91 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2023-2036 Date: 11 May 2023

The 2022 Lafaurie-Peyraguey is bright and nicely focused. Citrus peel, grapefruit, white pepper and sage are some notes that grace this steely, crisp white.

Score: 89 - 91 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2027-2037 Date: 09 May 2023

Another mind-blowing Sauternes with dense and concentrated fruit, and incredible depth and power. Spices galore. Very sweet. 260 grams residual sugar. Twice the normal year. French TBA? 95% semillon and 5% sauvignon blanc.

Score: 99 - 100 James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com Date: 13 April 2023