Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Specification

Producer

Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Region

Bordeaux

Where

Bommes, Sauternes, Bordeaux

Classification

First Growth (1855), Sauternes

Grapes

Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle

Vintage

2006

Case

12 x 75cl REPACK

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

LAFPEY0612X75R

About this wine

Lafaurie-Peyraguey is an elegant, refined Sauternes made mainly from Sémillon with Sauvignon Blanc and a little Muscadelle. Rich but balanced by fresh acidity, it shows apricot, honey, citrus peel and spice, with botrytis adding depth. Enjoyable within a few years of release, it ages superbly, developing over thirty years or more.

About Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is a First Growth of Sauternes, classified in 1855, in the commune of Bommes. Parts of its buildings date back to medieval fortifications, and in 2014 it was bought by Silvio Denz, owner of the crystal maker Lalique, who has since opened a hotel and restaurant at the château.

The vineyard lies on gravel and clay soils, planted mainly with Sémillon alongside Sauvignon Blanc and a little Muscadelle. Lafaurie-Peyraguey is known for elegant, finely balanced Sauternes that combines richness with freshness and ages for decades.