Chateau de Fargues
£36.00
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2004 Château de Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2004
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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£49.00
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(37.5cl)
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2005 Château de Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2005
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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Available in bond
2007 Ch. de Fargues, Sauternes
White
2007
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
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Available in bond
2003 Château de Fargues, Sauternes, Bordeaux
White
2003
Drink, at peak
Full Bodied
Luscious
14.0% Alcohol
Find out more
Château de Fargues has been owned by the Lur-Saluces family since 1472. The family owned d`Yquem until 1999 and de Fargues is known by some critics as d`Yquem jnr. The same winemaking techniques are use at both properties and de Fargues often matches d`Yquem in terms of power and intensity.
De Fargues's 15 hectare vineyard is situated 4 kilometres southeast of d`Yquem and is planted with 80% Sémillon, and 15% Sauvignon Blanc. Yields are minute (lower even than d`Yquem) and the grapes are harvested in as many as 12 separate "tries". The grapes are fermented and the wine is subsequently aged for 3 years in one-year-old oak bariques that were previously used at d`Yquem.
De Fargues's production is small with sometimes only 500 cases a years being produced. The wines require at least 10 years of bottle ageing before they should be approached.