Cave des Amandiers Syrah Valais 2020 Bordeaux The fully mature 1987 Fargues

The fully mature 1987 Fargues exemplifies the serenity a well-made Sauternes can express after proper aging

It is aged for two full years in one-third new oak barrels

varietally expressive Sauternes with outstanding longevity

Corine’s “À l’abri du Monde” Rouge is roughly two-thirds Merlot

the Chignin-Bergeron

Cave des Amandiers Syrah Valais 2020 Bordeaux The fully mature 1987 FarguesAlexandres friend Sandrine Caloz likes to quip that the Valais is the real Northern Rhne (the rivers source lies nearby), and the Syrah from Cave des Amandiers adds ample fuel to that argument. Sourced from a handful of parcelssome of which are planted to the fabled Serines in Fully and Leytron, this ferments with 20% whole clusters and spends 18 months in a combination of barriques and demi muids. With rich but taut dark fruit and gripping but finely