Chateau Filhot 2005

CHÂTEAU FILHOT 2005 - SAUTERNES

Bottling: 20 to 24 months after fermentation

Château Filhot produces 60,000 bottles per year with a fairly low yield of around 15 hl/ha, which says a lot about the concentration of the wine.

The wine estate covers 62 hectares.

The creation of the Château Filhot vineyard dates back to the 1630s and 1650s. The château was created in 1709 by Romain de Filhot, then a councillor in the parliament of Bordeaux, whose family already owned the noble house of Verdoulet in Sauternes. At the time, he had imposed the Sauternes appellation instead of "Vin de Langon" for the region's sweet wines. It was the Lur-Saluces, who after the revolution, managed the estate as Filot's heirs.

The estate is classified as a second grand cru in 1855. The Château became known worldwide by taking the name "Château Sauternes" before becoming Château Filhot again in 1901.

Since 1935, the Durieu de Lacarelle have managed the estate following the purchase by a Lur-Saluces sister. One of the daughters of Countess Durieu de Lacarell married Count Pierre de Vaucelles, French ambassador, and since 1974, it is their son and grandson who have managed the estate.