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De Fargues 2009
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Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The nose is rather taciturn at first, unfurling with tantalizing slowness: clear honey, pear, orange-blossom and apricot. Wonderful definition. The palate is not as powerful as others, but there is a tangible sense of minerality underlying the honeyed fruit, very focused and endowed with breathtaking definition and tension towards the vibrant finish.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
Coming in at 140-grams-per-liter residual sugar, the 2009 de Fargues was picked from September 28 over three tries until October 19, a day before heavy showers curtailed the vintages. It seems to have gone into its shell since I last tasted it. It opens gradually with subtle notes of dried honey, lanolin, just a touch of chlorophyll and stem ginger. The palate is gorgeous: super fine tannins here, wonderful minerality and tension with a sense of everything being in its right place. It is not a powerful de Fargues – in fact, this is understated for the vintage. However, it will have great complexity and is worth cellaring for a couple of decades. Tasted April 2013.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
What a brilliant de Fargues this is! The nose is tightly wound and demands coaxing from the glass, reluctantly offering glimpses of candied orange peel, clear honey, quince and minerals. The palate is well-balanced with a citrus fresh, viscous opening infused with candied orange peel, honey and quince. It segues into a lovely, ripe, tense, focused middle and finish that leaves the mouth tingling with glee and eager for another sip. In a word?delicious! Drink now-2045.
Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown
Pale to medium gold in color, the 2009 de Fargues drifts effortlessly out of the glass with gorgeous honeysuckle, candied ginger, tropical fruit preserves and musk perfume scents followed by nuances of beeswax, chamomile tea and quince paste. Full-bodied, seductively rich and super sweet, the hedonistic layers are beautifully offset by wonderful freshness, finishing long and very layered. It possesses mature notions and yet still has bags of vibrant fruit, so loads of time ahead for this stunner.
Reviewed by: Neal Martin
The 2009 de Fargues is very refined and detailed on the nose with pure botrytised fruit, quince and honeysuckle, developing waxy aromas with continued aeration. The palate is well balanced with a killer line of acidity that reminds me of Coutet. Great depth and penetration here. This is a marvelous, quite magisterial Sauternes that should age many many years. Tasted blind at Farr Vintners’ 2009 Bordeaux tasting.
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