2007 Bastor Lamontagne
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The 2007 Bastor-Lamontagne has a pronounced petrolly-bouquet that just lacks the complexity of its peers. The palate is balanced and waxy in texture, though it feels caramel-like and is missing vigour on the finish. Tasted at the 2007 horizontal in Sauternes.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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This is now fully mature. In fact, itâs already beginning to lose fruit. Drink now, before the candied and caramelized-orange character has faded.
Tasted single blind against its peers. There is a lot of sulphur on the nose, which makes it difficult to assess, although with more decanting it offers light honey and pineapple aromas. The palate is well-balanced and tensile. There is vibrant acidity and attractive notes of lemon curd, white peach and apricot towards the finish. Somehow, quite “economical” in terms of length, but it constitutes a fine effort from this estate. Tasted January 2011.
About the producer
This Sauternes estate was acquired by the Cathiard family of Ch. Smith Haut Lafitte in 2014. Located not too far from Ch. Suduiraut, the property has 52 hectares of vines in a single block.