The Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey of Sauternes of Bordeaux

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
The winery offers 9 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.2.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Silvio Denz.
It is ranked in the top 13 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Sauternes in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is one of the world's great estates. It offers 9 wines for sale in of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is located in the Sauternes vineyard in France, known for its delicious sweet wines. The property was established in the 19th century when the Count of Lur-Saluces, a renowned winegrower, bought this charismatic and luxurious estate. Since then, the family tradition of producing quality wines has been maintained by an impressive number of highly talented winemakers. Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey operates vineyards near the peaceful shores of the Ciron River leading to the sea. These mature vineyards produce dry and sweet wines every year, winning awards and medals for their exceptional taste and superior quality. The estate's cellar brings together the best of the local grape varieties such as Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle, which form the perfect blend of aromas of the Château's wine. Their most famous wine is the Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes, which wins awards and medals each year. The highly skilled staff and their range of additional services, such as guided tours and wine tastings, make Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey one of the best wine destinations in the region. Over two hundred years of expertise have accumulated to ensure the finest and most refined wines that remain faithful to their heritage and passion. The Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines, created with respect and attention, remain internationally known and stand out for their color, bouquet, and unique taste.

Top Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines

Looking for the best Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines in Sauternes among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey 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 Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

How Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of barbecued filet mignon, goat cheese and bacon quiche or ravioli with 2 cheeses.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

On the nose the white wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey. often reveals types of flavors of citrus, apricot or non oak and sometimes also flavors of earth, microbio or vegetal. In the mouth the white wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

  • 2022With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2021With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 0With an average score of 3.90/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey.

  • Muscadelle
  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon

Discovering the wine region of Sauternes

Sauternes, 65 km South of Bordeaux, is a Village renowned for its high quality Sweet wines. Although some wineries produce Dry wines, they sell them under other appellations than Sauternes, which is specific to sweet wines. The village is surrounded on all sides by vineyards, the best of which produce some of the most prestigious, long-lasting and expensive dessert wines in the world. A half bottle of premium, aged Sauternes from a good Vintage can sell for over $1,000.

Classic Sauternes has a DeepGoldenColor (darker than most other dessert wines), which turns a deep amber color with bottle age. Its aromas include flower and stone fruit, with a hint of honeysuckle - the hallmark of botrytized wines. The best wines balance sweetness with acidity, concentration with freshness and power with elegance. Sauternes wines are primarily made from the Sémillon grape, which accounts for about eight out of every ten vines in the local vineyard.

Sauvignon Blanc accounts for most of the remaining vineyard and is the dominant grape in a small handful of Sauternes wines. Semillon forms a broad, well-structured base with aromas of beeswax and apricot, while Sauvignon Blanc contributes its characteristic herbal aromas and enough acidity to keep the resulting wine fresh rather than mouthwatering. These two varieties (sometimes supplemented by a small amount of Muscadelle and Sauvignon Gris) have become the preferred varieties here, not only because they are also used to make dry white Bordeaux wines, but also because of their susceptibility to a particular type of fungus, Botrytis cinerea (often just botrytis). Apart from yeast, without which the grape juice cannot ferment into wine, one would not expect a fungus to play a key role in winemaking.

The top pink wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

How Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of boeuf lôc lac (cambodia), tomatoes, zucchini, potatoes stuffed moroccan style with... or boar in civet.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

  • 2018With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

The top red wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

How Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tongue with mushrooms, roast veal with mustard cream or watercress salad with vitamins.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

In the mouth the red wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: Grenache gris

A grey variety of Grenache grown in the Pyrénées-Orientales, the Aude and the southern Rhône valley. Its powerful and round wines are used in the blending of dry white or rosé wines and natural sweet wines.

The top sweet wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Food and wine pairings with a sweet wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

How Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or chicken with roquefort cheese.

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

On the nose the sweet wine of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or tropical and sometimes also flavors of citrus, apples or peach.

The best vintages in the sweet wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

  • 1990With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1986With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1982With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1988With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 1987With an average score of 4.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the sweet wines of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Muscadelle
  • Sémillon

Discover the grape variety: Muscadelle

Muscadelle white is a grape variety that originated in France (Bergerac). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by bunches of medium size, and grapes of medium caliber. Muscadelle white can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone valley, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Languedoc & Roussillon.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Planning a wine route in the of Sauternes? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

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