The Chapel of Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2017
Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey is located in Sauternes , in the Bordeaux wine region. It was classified as Premier Grand Cru Classé in the classification of Sauternes and Barsac in 1855. It became a wine estate in 1618 and many owners succeeded one another over the centuries, including the Cordier trading house. It has belonged to Swiss businessman Silvio Denz since 2014. To mark the 400th anniversary of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, a new Lalique hotel-restaurant is opening its doors in June 2018. On the initiative of Silvio Denz, this address aims to be a convergence of four universes: wine, crystal, gastronomy, hospitality.
La Chapelle de Lafaurie-Peyraguey is the second wine of the château. The 2017 vintage is a blend of Sémillon (93%), Sauvignon Blanc (6%) and Muscadelle (1%) whose average age of the vines is 30 years. The harvest is done manually by successive sorts (from 4 to 7 depending on the year) depending on the different maturities. Vinification lasts 18 to 30 days in fine-grained French oak barrels of 1 wine. The wine is then aged for between 18 and 20 months in French oak barrels .
Grape varieties: 93% Sémillon, 6% Sauvignon Blanc, 1% Muscadelle