Chateau de Fargues Sauternes 2005 Grilling with a palate simultaneously gentle

with a palate simultaneously gentle and commanding

Curated in-store at Rosenthal Wine Merchant

and exposed to flor—sometimes for mere months

smoke-tinged

and its dramatic finish echoes the blackberry note and offers plenty of sappy density

Chateau de Fargues Sauternes 2005 Grilling with a palate simultaneously gentleWhile 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 80% Smillon and 20% Sauvignon Blanc, harvested with meticulous care to only include pristinely botrytized fruit, with yields averaging less than a glass of wine per vine. It is aged for two full years in one third new