{"id":43913,"date":"2026-08-11T23:45:56","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/produit\/chateau-raymond-lafon-sauternes-blanc-2003\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T23:45:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T23:45:57","slug":"chateau-raymond-lafon-sauternes-blanc-2003","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/produit\/chateau-raymond-lafon-sauternes-blanc-2003\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch\u00e2teau Raymond-Lafon - Sauternes - White - 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong>Ch\u00e2teau Raymond-Lafon - Sauternes - White - 2003 :<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Ch\u00e2teau Raymond-Lafon: Premier Cru Quality at an Unclassified Price<\/h1>\n<p>For the discerning UK collector, Ch\u00e2teau Raymond-Lafon represents one of the best value propositions in fine wine. This noble sweet wine from Sauternes is located adjacent to Ch\u00e2teau d'Yquem, and the Meslier family's meticulous winemaking-honed by Yquem\u2019s former manager-ensures a wine that <strong>easily rivals the classified growths<\/strong> of the appellation. It is a true expression of noble rot, crafted with ruthless selection to achieve rare concentration and purity.<\/p>\n<p>A superb cellar investment, this wine possesses the structure and intensity to age gracefully for 5 to 50 years, developing complex notes of spice, truffle, and honey.<\/p>\n<h2>Tasting Notes<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Appearance:<\/strong> Deep, luminous gold, gaining mahogany tones with maturity.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nose:<\/strong> Rich and complex, offering decadent aromas of botrytised fruit: dried apricot, mango, pineapple, and citrus peel, underpinned by notes of acacia honey and fine spice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Palate:<\/strong> Opulent and full, the texture is unctuous and velvety. Crucially, a core of <strong>bright acidity<\/strong> provides lift and freshness, preventing any cloying sweetness and driving a long, sophisticated finish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Serving Suggestions<\/h2>\n<p>Best served lightly chilled (9\u00b0C-12\u00b0C). This wine is a traditional and perfect partner for British classics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classic Pair:<\/strong> A wedge of Blue Stilton cheese after dinner.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gourmet Match:<\/strong> Foie Gras Terrine with fig jam or Pickled Walnuts.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dessert:<\/strong> Complementary sweet dishes like Apricot Tart or even a rich Sticky Toffee Pudding.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sauternes 2003<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/?s=Ch\u00e2teau%20Raymond-Lafon&#038;post_type=product\">Find other wines from this producer.<\/a><\/p>\n\n    <div class=\"xs_social_share_widget xs_share_url after_content \t\tmain_content  wslu-style-1 wslu-share-box-shaped wslu-fill-colored wslu-none wslu-share-horizontal wslu-theme-font-no wslu-main_content\">\n\n\t\t\n        <ul>\n\t\t\t        <\/ul>\n    <\/div> \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>D\u00e9couvrez Ch\u00e2teau Raymond-Lafon, le secret le mieux gard\u00e9 de Sauternes. 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Un chef-d&#8217;\u0153uvre \u00e0 d\u00e9guster ou \u00e0 collectionner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":19376,"template":"","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[1934,7099,1954,3802,1941,1930,10875,10876,6078,1924,7089,1942],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-43913","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-1934","product_cat-2003-vintage","product_cat-1954","product_cat-750-ml","product_cat-blanc","product_cat-bordeaux","product_cat-chateau-raymond-lafon","product_cat-chateau-raymond-lafon-domain","product_cat-france-country","product_cat-france","product_cat-ulysse","product_cat-white","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","product-type-simple","entry","content-bg","loop-entry"],"taxonomy_info":{"product_cat":[{"value":1934,"label":"06"},{"value":7099,"label":"2003"},{"value":1954,"label":"2003"},{"value":3802,"label":"750 ml"},{"value":1941,"label":"BLANC"},{"value":1930,"label":"BORDEAUX"},{"value":10875,"label":"Ch\u00e2teau Raymond-Lafon"},{"value":10876,"label":"Ch\u00e2teau Raymond-Lafon"},{"value":6078,"label":"France"},{"value":1924,"label":"France"},{"value":7089,"label":"ulysse"},{"value":1942,"label":"WHITE"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/winetorres.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/RAYMOND-LAFON-RAYMOND-LAFON-SAUTERNES-.jpg",800,800,false],"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/43913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=43913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=43913"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=43913"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/winetorres.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=43913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}