Dessert · Sauternes · France
Château Raymond-Lafon Sauternes
Scored from 1,358 calibrated Vivino reviewers. Cohort: Dessert · France (423 wines).
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Tasting profile
A golden-hued dessert wine of striking complexity, layering peach, pear, and lychee with honey, floral notes, vanilla, oak, and a whisper of petrol and nutmeg. Full-bodied yet still fresh in evolution, it drinks as a near-perfect Sauternes for pairing with desserts.
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What reviewers say
“Great sweet wine. Permanent aromas of oak honey and vanilla . Gold coloured . Perfect with desserts. Full bodied”
From a top-rated Vivino review for this bottle.
Summary
Château Raymond-Lafon Sauternes is a French dessert wine made from Semillion. It comes from Sauternes, in France. The cheapest 750 ml listing found for it is $43.00, which puts the bottle in the $30–60 band.
1,358 Vivino reviewers are calibrated for this bottle, and those are the ones the calibrated score reads; a separate, broader pool of 1,379 reviewers with at least two ratings each feeds the raw-average track. The cohort it is ranked inside holds 423 French dessert wines.
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Cohort: Dessert · France