1 dozen bottles per lot
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RAYMOND LAFON
Château Raymond-Lafon has long been considered one of the best producers in the Sauternes appellation, though the property's greatest wines have been produced since Francine and Pierre Meslier purchased the estate in 1972. Following the Yquem blueprint for the highly specialized cultivation and handling of grapes blessed with the noble rot (botrytis-cinerea), Meslier set out to match Yquem in quality. Perhaps the author/Decanter columnist Andrew Jefford sums up the results best in his book The New France: "it sits underneath Yquem; its average yield is the same as Yquem; it is made in the same way as Yquem. The message, in other words, is clear: although hard to find, this is one of the greatest of all Sauternes." Today, Château Raymond-Lafon is run by Francine and Pierre's three children: Marie-Franoise (Château Director), Charles-Henri (Winemaker), and Jean-Pierre (Export Manager).
Château Raymond-Lafon--Vintage 1983
Sauternes, cru bourgeois
Lot 188 levels: three into neck, seven very top shoulder, two top shoulder; two signs of old seepage
Lot 189 levels: four into neck, three very top shoulder, one upper shoulder; one nicked capsule, two signs of old seepage
Lot 188 in original wooden case
1 dozen bottles per lot
Château Raymond-Lafon has long been considered one of the best producers in the Sauternes appellation, though the property's greatest wines have been produced since Francine and Pierre Meslier purchased the estate in 1972. Following the Yquem blueprint for the highly specialized cultivation and handling of grapes blessed with the noble rot (botrytis-cinerea), Meslier set out to match Yquem in quality. Perhaps the author/Decanter columnist Andrew Jefford sums up the results best in his book The New France: "it sits underneath Yquem; its average yield is the same as Yquem; it is made in the same way as Yquem. The message, in other words, is clear: although hard to find, this is one of the greatest of all Sauternes." Today, Château Raymond-Lafon is run by Francine and Pierre's three children: Marie-Franoise (Château Director), Charles-Henri (Winemaker), and Jean-Pierre (Export Manager).
Château Raymond-Lafon--Vintage 1983
Sauternes, cru bourgeois
Lot 188 levels: three into neck, seven very top shoulder, two top shoulder; two signs of old seepage
Lot 189 levels: four into neck, three very top shoulder, one upper shoulder; one nicked capsule, two signs of old seepage
Lot 188 in original wooden case
1 dozen bottles per lot