In Bond Fine Wine. 2001 Château Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux, France. White sweet white bordeaux in 12x37.5cl. Top critic score: 95/100 (NM). Drinking window: 2022–2050. Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Neal Martin (NM) — 95/100 · Vinous, 2023-01-26 · Drink 2022-2050
The 2001 Château de Fargues has a ton of botrytis on the nose, along with those trademark scents of Manuka honey and quince, Seville oranges and perhaps more delineation than I noticed on previous bottles. The palate has a lovely balance with botrytis-soaked fruit, unctuous in texture with stem ginger and even a hint of rhubarb on the finish. This is firing on all cylinders at the moment and repr…
Jane Anson (JA) — 95/100 · Inside Bordeaux, 2022-04-20 · Drink 2022-2040
Burnt marmalade in colour, extremely concentrated with contrasting sweet and bitter flavours, vanilla bean, white truffles and lemon curd patisserie against tart lime zest and passion fruit. Harvest took place with five passes through the vines from September 29 to October 24, in fairly easy successive waves, everything late ripening because of the Indian summer, with abundant noble rot (alhtough…
Jancis Robinson MW (JR) — 18/20 · JancisRobinson.com, 18/05/2011
Very unctuous with strong acidity and a 'burnt' edge. Not as fat as Climens. A bit nervy but very fine and racy. Perfect for a dish that doesn't need lots of sweetness. Foie gras perhaps? Still pretty chewy. Long.