TN: 1936 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey (France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes)

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  • 1936 Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey - France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes (9/14/2014)
    This was one of the best old Sauternes I have had. I managed to extract the cork out in one piece and the wine poured out a deep golden colour with a khaki tinge. It was immediately expressive with aromas of molasses, toffee, teak and marmalade. It was full, round rich and complete in the mouth. There was certainly still a core of sweet fruit and plenty of savoury nuances. Flavour filled every crevice of the mouth and the finish still possesses a nice little lick of fresh acidity.

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Nice. A rare experience.

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Great performance for an older Sauternes, Jeremy.

Your posts recently have included some extremely old wines, which suggests you have access to a cellar of wines which have been stored under excellent conditions.

Hank [cheers.gif]

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Have been buying quite a bit of old stuff out of Europe over the past few years Hank. I have realised I really do prefer to drink quite mature wines. I have also realised that whilst the old adage ‘no great wines only great bottles’ makes some sense, there really are a lot of great old bottles still out there if you look (and I’m not talking about the blue chips from the so called great years). Provenance is the key.

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Jeremy,

How do you ensure provenance?

Is it just a case of trusting suppliers who have already proved their mettle?

Alex R.

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Exactly this.