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](http://connectionstowine.cavendoclient.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/015-300x225.jpg)
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.”