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Chateau de Fargues Sauternes 1998From a vintage whose wines have always tended to be forward and generous, the 1998 Fargues is open knit, luscious, and ready to enjoy, with opulent flavors of figs, candied lemons, and bergamot. 125 g L residual sugar. While Chteau dYquem was sold to LVMH in the late 1990s, Chteau de Fargues remains under the control of the Lur Saluces family, with Alexandres friendly and highly capable son Philippe at the helm today. Their lone wine is produced from

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juicy and beautifully balanced

more elegant and “quieter” if you will than the “Chavaroche”

with yields rarely topping a meager 30-hl/ha

and tannin

with nothing added along the way except trace amounts of sulfur

Its character is muscled and exuberant with a rustic shrug of its broad shoulders

500 bottles

From the steeply-sloped

To make this wine three criteria must be met: the grape skins must be intensely yellow turning towards gold

The indigenous Petite Arvine is one of Alexandre’s specialties

the fresh and lively red fruits typical of Chinon do manage to emerge from its smoky and bramble riddled fruit