Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey
Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes 0.375L 2012
| Denomination | Sauternes AOC |
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| Size | 0,375 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Area | Bordeaux (France) |
| Grape varieties | 90% Semillon, 8% Sauvignon, 2% Muscadelle |
| Aging | traditional, in barriques, bung upwards, for 18 to 20 months. Racking every 3 to 5 months subject to tasting. |
Awards
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2012
90/100
James Suckling is an influential American wine critic and journalist who worked at Wine Spectator for 30 years. He left the magazine in 2010 to start his own website and guidebook (JamesSuckling.com). He specialises in Italian and Bordeaux wines.
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2012
90/100
The prestigious international wine guide from the renowned Robert Parker, the world's most experienced and trusted wine taster.
Details
Perfume
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Serve at:
10 - 12 °C.
Longevity:
Over 25 years
Pairings
- Start up year: 1837
- Oenologist: Eric Larramona
- Hectares: 41
The merits of its white dessert wines have been well known since the 1855 classification in which it ranked among the Sauternes Premier Crus. But the origins of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey are really much older than that. Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey’s oldest stones, cut from quarries in neighbouring Ciron, date from the 13th century.
In 1855, when the classification of Bordeaux wines - the immutable hierarchy of the grands crus of the Médoc and Sauternes – was made, Château Haut-Brion, was the only wine from the Graves region that was included. 60 Médoc crus were created by the Bordeaux brokers as well as 21 crus from Sauternes.These latter were divided into three categories: one Premier Cru Supérieure (Château d’Yquem), Premier and Second Crus. Lafaurie was in the second group of nine Sauternes Premiers Crus.
From 1998 to 2004, an ambitious renovation program led to the restoration of the entire installation, cellars and château. The technical buildings were entirely updated to conform to new regulatory and environmental requirements. Now that the wine storage facilities are entirely climate and humidity controlled, the maturing of this Grand Vin takes place under optimal conditions. Read more
| Name | Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey Sauternes 0.375L 2012 |
|---|---|
| Type | White green dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine semi-aromatic |
| Denomination | Sauternes AOC |
| Vintage | 2012 |
| Size | 0,375 l |
| Alcohol content | 13.5% by volume |
| Grape varieties | 90% Semillon, 8% Sauvignon, 2% Muscadelle |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bordeaux |
| Vendor | Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey |
| Soil composition | Silica gravel and clayey gravel – quaternary gravel deposited here more than 600,000 years ago on a substratum of Aquitainian limestone. |
| Yield per hectare | Average of 18 hl/ha depending on the harvest. |
| Harvest | Grapes are hand picked extremely selectively on successive passes (4 to 7, depending on the year) according to their maturity, only harvesting those grapes that have attained the required degree of concentration under the influence of noble rot – also called botrytis cinerea – and to preserve the precise aromatic qualities desired. Depending on the vintage, some parcels are sacrificed in order to concentrate on those with the appropriate potential quality. |
| Wine making | Alcoholic fermentation take place in finely grained French oak barriques, 30% of which are renewed each year. Fermentation takes place at between 17°C and 23°C in air conditioned cellars for 18 to 30 days depending on the batch. |
| Aging | traditional, in barriques, bung upwards, for 18 to 20 months. Racking every 3 to 5 months subject to tasting. |
| Year production | 66000 bottles |
| Allergens | Contains sulphites |