Full, bright yellow-gold. Discreet but ripe aromas of apricot, apple pie, marzipan and honey. Sweet, suave and juicy, with laser-like precision and purity to the fruit cocktail, honey and saffron flavors. Offers an exhilarating combination of silky texture and sheer intensity, displaying a strong, clean botrytis presence. Finishes very long and mineral, with superb freshness thanks to the high proportion of sauvignon blanc in the blend. This should evolve gracefully in bottle for decades. There always used to be a lot of sauvignon used in Sauternes (for example, Ch a teau d'Yquem in the 19th century routinely contained a high percentage of this variety) but eventually oidium scared estate owners off from planting too much of it. This 2009 L'Extravagant bears an uncanny resemblance to the '09 Yquem. (ID)

Full, bright yellow-gold. Discreet but ripe aromas of apricot, apple pie, marzipan and honey. Sweet, suave and juicy, with laser-like precision and purity to the fruit cocktail, honey and saffron flavors. Offers an exhilarating combination of silky texture and sheer intensity, displaying a strong, clean botrytis presence. Finishes very long and mineral, with superb freshness thanks to the high proportion of sauvignon blanc in the blend. This should evolve gracefully in bottle for decades. There always used to be a lot of sauvignon used in Sauternes (for example, Ch a teau d'Yquem in the 19th century routinely contained a high percentage of this variety) but eventually oidium scared estate owners off from planting too much of it. This 2009 L'Extravagant bears an uncanny resemblance to the '09 Yquem. (ID)

This is rich and concentrated, with crème brûlée and apple crumble on the nose and palate. Full-bodied and very sweet. Thick and powerful. Layered and massive. (JS)