Bordeaux 2013: Noble rot developing nicely in Sauternes

October 8, 2013

Every picture tells a story, thanks to Jean-Pierre Meslier of Château Raymond Lafon…

Grapes that look very nicely affected by botrytis, picked on Tuesday 8 October at Château Raymond Lafon

Will Sauternes turn out to be the tail that wag’s Bordeaux’s dog in 2013?

According to THIS ARTICLE in SudOuest, published on 3 October, the late harvest pickings in Sauternes and Barsac look pretty good “as the stress is building for the red grapes.”

Grapes still on the vine at Raymond Lafon in Sauternes