Lisa Perrotti-Brown 96 Points. The 2022 Lafaurie-Peyraguey is a blend of 94% Semillon, 5% Sauvignon Blanc, and 1% Muscadelle, with 145 g/L residual sugar. Medium straw in color, it charges out of the gate with gregarious notes of mango pudding, juicy pineapple, and honeycomb, followed by hints of candied ginger and orange blossoms. The palate is full, rich, and decadently spicy, with a lively backbone to balance and epic length.
James Suckling 98 Points. This super Sauternes has fantastic sliced apricots, pear tart, creme brulee and tarte tatin. Floral. It's full-bodied yet compacted with a complex and very sweet palate. Lovely texture at the end with salted caramel. Wow. 230 grams of residual sugar. Drink or hold.
Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider 98 Points. Ripe, very ripe, and over ripe pineapples, mangos, candied oranges, apricot, flowers, honey, and marmalade create the intoxicating perfume. Perfectly perched between its decadently, sweet side, and its raciness on the other side, this is sublime. The roasted passion fruits, mangos, apricots, pineapple, roasted cashews, and saffron on the palate are all slathered with honey. This has the potential to be a future legendary sweet wine. If this is your thing, grab it as only 1,200 cases were produced. It is going to be stunning on release. But if you prefer your sweet wines with age, this will evolve for 3 or more decades. The wine blends 95% Semillon with 5% Sauvignon Blanc. Drink from 2025-2055. 97-99 Pts.
Wine Maniacs 97 Points. Marvelous complexity achieved. Full of aromas and flavors from so many dimensions: fresh apricot, dried apricot, honey, saffron, acacia...mouthwatering acidity makes the wine extremely well balanced. A superb Sauternes!
