11,250 円 （税抜き）
＊少しラベル不良
＊少々酒石酸あり
☆14.0％・750ml
☆ ○セミヨン80%，ソーヴィニヨン・ブラン20％○ ○
VINTAGE 1996・chateaudefargues.com
Bud break was very early. The dry, cool spring led to flowering at the beginning of June. July was hot and sunny while August was hot and stormy and the grapes were fully ripe in the first ten days of September. A small crop was harvested to make "Guilhem de Fargues" dry white. Then two weeks of rainy weather helped the onset of botrytis. The first wave of picking started on September 30th. There was beautiful weather in October with misty mornings and sunny afternoons. Picking continued until October 14th. A few light rain showers ensured further growth of noble rot. The pickers went through the vineyards twice more before the harvest ended on October 24th. The favourable weather conditions encouraged regular development of botrytis and concentrated the grapes beautifully. Fermented and aged in barrels for 3 years Production: 20,000 bottles○☆Soft amber in colour, with tawny reflections. This has a caressing silk texture, at the crossover stage of Sauternes where the texture makes you expect an unctuous rich wine, but the flavours instead barely betray a hint of sweetness, focusing on bitter orange, lemon peel, lime, saffron, oyster shell, performing the trick of starting sweet and finishing dry. Noble bitterness is clear, almost closer to a vin santo than a young Sauternes. A quick cut of a knife on the finish and this ends clean, softened by waves of cold ash and campfire smoke. Exceptional. （François Amirault winemaker）
☆ 若い時の評価はたくさんありましたが…今の状態は上が1番近いかな！