Chateau Raymond-Lafon2003
WHITE WINE
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Producer
Chateau Raymond Lafon
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Blend
100% White Bordeaux Blend
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Country
France
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Region
Bordeaux
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Appellation
Sauternes
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UPC
N/A
Technical Details
Ageing
3 years in barrel made of hand-split oak staves.
Harvest
Grape by grape, in successive pickings (3 to 10). Botrytized grapes (noble rot) approximately 20% potential alcohol.
Winery Technical Data
Area: 18 ha (44 acres) A.O. C. Sauternes, 16 ha under cultivation. (soil argillaceous-gravel).
Planted grape varieties: Semillon 80% and Sauvignon 20% (6 666 vine plants per hectare, about 2 700 per acre).
Yield: 8,5 hectoliters per hectare.
Annual average production: 60 - 70 barrels (20,000 bottles).