Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is a
Premier Cru
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Classé (French, “First Growth”)
Sauternes wine from the
Sauternes appellation
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.
The
winery
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is located in the southern part of France's
Bordeaux wine
Bordeaux wine (; ) is produced in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, around the city of Bordeaux, on the Garonne River. To the north of the city, the Dordogne River joins the Garonne forming the broad estuary called the Gironde; the Gi ...
region in the district of
Graves in the commune of
Bommes, and its château is situated on a hill top facing Sauternes' highest classed vineyard,
Château d'Yquem.
It produces a
second wine
Second wine or second label (French: ''Second vin'') is a term commonly associated with Bordeaux wine to refer to a second label wine made from '' cuvee'' not selected for use in the ''Grand vin'' or first label. In some cases a third wine or e ...
, La Chapelle de Lafaurie, and two dry white wines: Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey – Grand Vins blanc Sec and Le Lys de Lafaurie-Peyraguey.
On November 16, 2023,
Lalique Group
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purchased a majority stake (75%) and began to control French wine.
History
Built as a fortified
keep
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in the 13th century, the structure then known as Château Pichard served as a military post until it was sold to the gentlemen Lafaurie and Mauros as a national asset following the
French Revolution.
Faurie bought sole ownership and began wine production initially under the name Château Pichard-Faurie, and eventually as Lafaurie-Peyraguey, the reasons behind the altered name uncertain.
The reputation and price of the wine came to merit third placement at the
1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac directly behind Yquem and
La Tour Blanche.
Following the death of Lafaurie, it was sold by his widow in 1865 to Comte Duchâtel, then owner of
Château Lagrange, given to his wife, and after her death the estate saw numerous changes to its property lines. Bought by the Cordier family in 1917, the winery has since been rebuilt to constitute a modern estate.
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Production
The grape variety distribution is 93% of Sémillon
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, 6% of Sauvignon blanc
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and 1% of Muscadelle
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DNA analysis has indicated that Muscadelle is a cross between Gouais blanc and an un ...
. The vineyard area extends , with an average production of 6000-7000 cases per year.
See also
* Château Raymond-Lafon[Coates, Clive (2004). ''The Wines of Bordeaux''. University of California Press. pp. 248-249. ]
References
External links
Official Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey official site
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Bordeaux wine producers
2023 mergers and acquisitions