The Château Filhot of Sauternes of Bordeaux

Château Filhot
The winery offers 6 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
It is ranked in the top 22 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Filhot is one of the world's great estates. It offers 6 wines for sale in of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Filhot wines

Looking for the best Château Filhot wines in Sauternes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Filhot wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Filhot wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sweet wines of Château Filhot

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Filhot

How Château Filhot wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of the coughing cat's apple crumble or leek and roquefort tart.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Filhot

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Filhot. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, apples or peach and sometimes also flavors of vanilla, apricot or pear. In the mouth the sweet wine of Château Filhot. is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Filhot

  • 1986With an average score of 4.68/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1990With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.44/5
  • 1975With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1971With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Filhot.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle

Discovering the wine region of Sauternes

Iconic Bordeaux AOC for noble sweet wines, left bank of the Garonne. Golden whites with signature notes of honey, candied apricot, exotic fruit, orange peel, saffron and a finish tightened by chiselled acidity, opulent yet nervy palate — a great age-worthy wine of emotion. Botrytised Semillon dominates (Ciron 'noble rot') concentrating sugars, Sauvignon Blanc adds vivacity, Muscadelle perfume. ~1,416 ha across 5 villages.

Chateau d'Yquem premier cru superieur.

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Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Rich, structured whites with a golden robe, full palate and moderate acidity. Aromas of yellow fruits (peach, apricot), honey, white flowers, beeswax, brioche and white truffle with age. Exceptional aptitude for noble rot. Star of Sauternes AOC and Barsac AOC, pillar of dry whites in Graves and Pessac-Léognan AOC, and of long-lived dry whites in Hunter Valley (Australia). Native Bordeaux variety.