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Château Raymond Lafon 2002

  • Honey
  • Gastronomic wine
  • Wine for ageing
  • Color: Dessert White
  • 13.50% 
  • 0.75L
  • Intensity
  • Dessert wine

This Sauternes, a neighbour of Yquem, remains unfairly unknown, despite being good enough to compete with the best wines of the appellation: very well-balanced, pure wines with delicate, refined substance and excellent length. More info

  • Quantity: 1 Bottle
  • Level: 1 into-neck
  • Label: 1 marked label, 1 faded label, 1 stained label
  • Origin: Private individual
  • Recoverable VAT: No
  • Country/Region: Bordeaux
  • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
  • Producer/Owner: Famille Meslier
  • More information....

Château Raymond Lafon serve at a temperature of 8°C. It will pair perfectly with the following dishes: Pintade aux morilles sauce sauternes, Feuilleté au Roquefort, Crème brulée au miel d acacias.

Peak: Drink until 2030

  • Vintage score: 13/20
  • Lot presentation
    Château Raymond Lafon

    The wine

    This luscious, almost syrupy dessert wine is powerful, very rich and complex. A very fine wine.

    Information about domain Château Raymond Lafon

    A non-classified cru with the quality of a premier grand cru, Raymond Lafon is evocative of the iconic splendour of Yquem, its neighbour. Characterised by very low yields, the wine has become one of the greatest in the appellation.

    Detailed characteristics

    • Quantity: 1 Bottle
    • Level: 1 into-neck
    • Label: 1 marked label, 1 faded label, 1 stained label
    • Origin: Private individual
    • Type of cellar: Space in a wine storage facility
    • Recoverable VAT: No
    • Original Wooden Case / Original Case: No
    • French customs seal: no
    • Alcohol percentage: 13.50 %
    • Country/Region: Bordeaux
    • Appellation/Wine: Sauternes
    • Producer/Owner: Famille Meslier
    • Vintage: 2002
    • Color: Dessert White
    • Peak: Drink until 2030
    • Service temperature:
    • Viticulture: Environment friendly 
    • Size (in ha): 18
    • Volume: 20000 bottles
    • Intensity: Dessert wine
    • Dominant aroma: Honey
    • Tasting occasion: Gastronomic wine
    • Grape variety: 80% Sémillon, 20% sauvignon
    Château Raymond Lafon
    Château Raymond Lafon

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    iDealwine price estimate
    Château Raymond Lafon 2002

    iDealwine Price(1) corresponds to the hammer price and the buyer's premium charged by the auctioneer. (1)Bottle format