Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes 2003
October 21, 2008 by WineMag.us · Leave a Comment
Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Sauternes 2003
97 / $45
Bordeaux
6,520 cases made
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. Read more


