Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey 2014

WEINWISSER: "Mitteldunkles Gelb, somit recht intensiv, leuchtender Rand. Gewaltiges Bouquet, viel Honig, eine ausladende, reiche Süsse zeigend, das Faszinierende ist aber sein parfümierter Nasenansatz, Orangenblüten, weisser Holunder, Vanillin und ein feiner Hauch Cointreau, also Orangenlikör. Im Gaumen grossartig, saftig, superb balanciert. Er weist in seinem Innern eine Konzentration wie eine ganz grosse Beerenauslese auf und dieser Effekt beschert ihm dann - zusammen mit seiner filigranen Mineralik – ein besonders aromatisches Finale. Wer die grossen Jahrgänge dieses Weingutes kennt, der erinnert sich bei dieser Fassprobe an dessen eigenen, früheren Ikonen, wobei Parallelen zum Lafaurie 1929, 1959 und 1990 nicht unangebracht sind."

WINE ENTHUSIAST: "This wine has great richness. Along with its spice and honey notes, there are orange and lemon fruit flavors that give it lift. Beautifully balanced and ripe, it has the potential to be a superb wine. The botrytis core is what gives it its great aging potential. Drink from 2024."

WINE SPECTATOR: "The mango and papaya notes have a creamy mouthfeel, while glazed pear and peach notes add range. Candied lemon peel and piecrust hints gild the rich finish. A pretty style. Best from 2018 through 2038. 1,517 cases made."

THE WINE ADVOCATE: "The Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2014 is a blend of 94% Sémillon, 6% Sauvignon Blanc and 1% Muscadelle picked from 17 September to 27 October (17 days of picking over four tries.) The yields was just 9.4 hectoliter per hectare and it is aged in 40% new oak and there is 137 grams per liter residual sugar. It has a very pure bouquet that should fine mineralité once in bottle. It is not as intense as its peers, but very harmonious and one can see the influence of Prof. Denis Dubourdieu here, instilling more "verve" than recent vintages. The palate is fresh and vibrant on the entry. Very precise, very poised but linear at the moment, the best part of this Sauternes is the last ‘third’ that is underpinned by vibrant, spicy fruit and a long effervescent tail on the finish. Excellent, through the new wood on the finish suggests that it will benefit from several years in bottle."

THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Lively, fresh, floral and spice notes add to all that ripe, sweet, juicy, yellow fruit, vanilla bean and honey. Energy, and length with that balance of sweet and acidity is right here. The wine was made from a blend of 93% Semillon, 6% Sauvignon Blanc, 1% Muscadelle."

JANCIS ROBINSON: "RS 137 g/l. Tasted blind. Very sweet and rich and compelling. Good botrytis. Rich and layered. Lots of impact!"