Chateau filhot sauternes 2002

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Chateau Filhot, 0,75 l - 14.00%
60% Semillon, 36% Sauvignon, 4% Muscadelle

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Bordeaux - France
White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine aromatic

How to serve

Serve at:

10 - 12°C.

Longevity:

15 - 25 years

Glass:

Chateau Filhot Sauternes 2002

Honeyed fruit and almonds on the nose; sweet, textured and with a lovely finish. Filhot is a Second Growth Sauternes property making good value sweet wines. Quite a high proportion of Sauvignon Blanc (36%) adds plenty of fruit flavour.

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Cheese

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Features

Name	Chateau Filhot Sauternes 2002
Type	White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine aromatic
Classification	AOC Sauternes
Year	2002
Size	0,75 l Standard
Alcohol content	14.00% by volume
Grape varieties	60% Semillon, 36% Sauvignon, 4% Muscadelle
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Origin	South of the village of Sauternes on south-west facing slopes
Harvest	By hand with successive passages through the vines
Fermentation temperature	In 50 hectolitre temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. Between 19 and 21 degrés C
Fermentation period	Length of fermentation : From 10 to 30 days depending to the grape variety and the concentration
Production technique	Filtration : Light and gentle filtration 10 months after the fermentation (no sterile filtration)
Ageing	Approximately 14 months after fermentation. 2 years in barrel and vats. Oak from the Allier forest of central France, 1/3 new barrels yearly
Allergens	Contains sulphites

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Official awards

Expert	Award	Description	Vintage
xtraWine	89/100	89/100	2002
Hachette		1 star - Very popular wine	2003
James Suckling	91/100	91/100	2003
Wine Spectator	89/100	89/100	2003

Chateau Filhot

From this winery:

The creation of the vineyard dated from 1630 up to 1650. The chateau was built in 1709 by Romain de Filhot (1641-1710) whose family already owned the noble house ‘Verdoulet’ in Sauternes. At that time, he changed the old label ‘Wine of Langon’ by int...

Chateau Filhot

Chateau Filhot Sauternes 2002

Bordeaux - France White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine aromatic

How to serve

Pairing

Features

Official awards

Chateau Filhot

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Bordeaux - France
White dessert wine from grapes with noble rot dessert wine aromatic