2019 Ch Bastor Lamontagne Sauternes 750ml, Bordeaux

This is very sweet and open with a full body, oily texture and flavorful finish of dried peaches and caramel. Good improvement in quality here. From organically grown grapes.

The 2019 Bastor-Lamontagne is a super expressive wine. Candied orange peel, lightly honeyed notes and tropical accents come together in a medium-bodied Sauternes with an extra kick of depth that is quite welcome for this usually very light wine. This is very, very good; I was impressed.

92-94 points Antonio Galloni vinous.com

The 2019 Bastor-Lamontagne has a lifted and quite airy bouquet with dried honey and apricot scents, simple but effective. The palate is well balanced with tangy marmalade notes on the entry, a thick and quite viscous Sauternes that just needs to show more tension on the Barsac-like finish. Fine.

88-90 points Neal Martin vinous.com

Pale lemon colored, the 2019 Bastor-Lamontagne needs a little coaxing to reveal fragrant scents of peach blossoms, lemon curd, lime leaves and paraffin wax with nuances of marzipan, wild fungi and crushed rocks. The palate delivers fantastic freshness, cutting through the densely packed citrus and stone fruit layers, finishing with satisfying sweetness and yet with a sense of vigor.

90-92 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown robertparker.com

Packed full of mango, pineapple and dried apricots, with a good lime zest twist on the finish. Certified organic. Now owned by the Helfrich family of Grands Chais de France, as of December 2018, so this is the first full vintage under the new team, taking over from the Cathiard/Moulin partnership. Drinking Window 2022 - 2040

94 points Jane Anson decanter.com