Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2018 – Sauternes, 1er Grand Cru Classé

The nose is aromatic, elegant and offers a very fine incisive/franc side, gourmandize and a beautiful silky/delicate touch. It reveals notes of crystallized lemon, lemon zests associated with small touches of crushed Mirabelle, honey, small fruity, quenette as well as very discreet hints of almond, a subtitle hint of lime zests and a very discreet hint of almond pod. The palate is elegant, racy, gourmand, precise and offers a beautiful definition/precision, nervosity, an unctuous side, an aerial side, a beautiful freshness, a very beautiful purity and elegance of the fruit/grain. On the palate this wine expresses notes of crystallized lemon associated with small touches of fleshy/crushed Mirabelle, hints of roasted apricot as well as very fine hints of fresh almond, almond pod and a very discreet hint of hazelnut (in the background).