Château Lafaurie-PeyragueySauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Sweet wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Muscadelle, the Sauvignon and the Sémillon.
This wine generally goes well with fruity desserts and blue cheese.
The Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of the Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is in the top 10 of wines of Sauternes.
Food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
Original food and wine pairings with Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé)
The Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey matches generally quite well with dishes of fruity desserts or blue cheese such as recipes of apple cake or penne with gorgonzola.
Details and technical informations about Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey's Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé).
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauternes (Premier Grand Cru Classé) from Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey are 1990, 1986, 1982, 2006 and 1988.
Informations about the Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey
The Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Sauternes to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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.
The wine region of Bordeaux
Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.
The word of the wine: Decanting
Decanting, an operation performed by a sommelier with a decanter to separate the clear wine from the solid parts in a bottle.
