Chateau Filhot Sauternes 2015
- TASTING NOTE: "The 2015 Filhot has an enticing, pure bouquet with saffron-infused honeyed fruit, fine delineation and vigor. The palate is very well balanced with tangy quince and marmalade notes. This has an appealing, viscous texture though you could argue it doesn't have the length of the best Sauternes. The 2015 is still attractive though. Tasted blind at the 2015 Bordeaux Ten-Year-On tasting at Farr Vintners. (Drink between 2025-2038)." 90 Points - Neil Martin, Vinous (June 2025)
- ABOUT THE WINE: Botrytis affected grapes are harvested by hand with successive passages through the vines. Fermentation occurs in 50 hectolitre temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for 10-30 days. Gentle filtration 10 months after the fermentation. Matured for 2 years in barrel and vats.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Château Filhot was founded in 1709 by Romain de Filhot and is now owned and managed by one of his descendants, Count Henri de Vaucelles. The estate covers an area of 350 hectares with 62 hectares of vineyard all along the south of the Sauternes village in the Sauternes appellation. The 62 hectares of vines of the Château Filhot are planted with 60% Sémillon, 36 % Sauvignon Blanc and 4% Muscadelle. The hillsides face towards the south or the south-west and consist of gravels, clay and sand on calcareous base. They are bordered by the Landes forest and are crossed by Ciron (small local river) which creates the ideal microclimate for the development of the botrytis cinerea on the grapes. The harvest is made with successive selections according to the state of maturation of the grapes and the evolution of the noble rot (botrytis cinerea). This long work of selection gives low yield, about 10 to 20 hl/ha depending on the year.
- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Bordeaux
- SUB-REGION: Sauternes
- VARIETAL: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- WINE STYLE: Dessert Wine
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 375ml
- TASTING NOTE: "The 2015 Filhot has an enticing, pure bouquet with saffron-infused honeyed fruit, fine delineation and vigor. The palate is very well balanced with tangy quince and marmalade notes. This has an appealing, viscous texture though you could argue it doesn't have the length of the best Sauternes. The 2015 is still attractive though. Tasted blind at the 2015 Bordeaux Ten-Year-On tasting at Farr Vintners. (Drink between 2025-2038)." 90 Points - Neil Martin, Vinous (June 2025)
- ABOUT THE WINE: Botrytis affected grapes are harvested by hand with successive passages through the vines. Fermentation occurs in 50 hectolitre temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for 10-30 days. Gentle filtration 10 months after the fermentation. Matured for 2 years in barrel and vats.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Château Filhot was founded in 1709 by Romain de Filhot and is now owned and managed by one of his descendants, Count Henri de Vaucelles. The estate covers an area of 350 hectares with 62 hectares of vineyard all along the south of the Sauternes village in the Sauternes appellation. The 62 hectares of vines of the Château Filhot are planted with 60% Sémillon, 36 % Sauvignon Blanc and 4% Muscadelle. The hillsides face towards the south or the south-west and consist of gravels, clay and sand on calcareous base. They are bordered by the Landes forest and are crossed by Ciron (small local river) which creates the ideal microclimate for the development of the botrytis cinerea on the grapes. The harvest is made with successive selections according to the state of maturation of the grapes and the evolution of the noble rot (botrytis cinerea). This long work of selection gives low yield, about 10 to 20 hl/ha depending on the year.
- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Bordeaux
- SUB-REGION: Sauternes
- VARIETAL: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- WINE STYLE: Dessert Wine
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 375ml
Description
- TASTING NOTE: "The 2015 Filhot has an enticing, pure bouquet with saffron-infused honeyed fruit, fine delineation and vigor. The palate is very well balanced with tangy quince and marmalade notes. This has an appealing, viscous texture though you could argue it doesn't have the length of the best Sauternes. The 2015 is still attractive though. Tasted blind at the 2015 Bordeaux Ten-Year-On tasting at Farr Vintners. (Drink between 2025-2038)." 90 Points - Neil Martin, Vinous (June 2025)
- ABOUT THE WINE: Botrytis affected grapes are harvested by hand with successive passages through the vines. Fermentation occurs in 50 hectolitre temperature-controlled stainless steel vats for 10-30 days. Gentle filtration 10 months after the fermentation. Matured for 2 years in barrel and vats.
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ABOUT THE PRODUCER: The Château Filhot was founded in 1709 by Romain de Filhot and is now owned and managed by one of his descendants, Count Henri de Vaucelles. The estate covers an area of 350 hectares with 62 hectares of vineyard all along the south of the Sauternes village in the Sauternes appellation. The 62 hectares of vines of the Château Filhot are planted with 60% Sémillon, 36 % Sauvignon Blanc and 4% Muscadelle. The hillsides face towards the south or the south-west and consist of gravels, clay and sand on calcareous base. They are bordered by the Landes forest and are crossed by Ciron (small local river) which creates the ideal microclimate for the development of the botrytis cinerea on the grapes. The harvest is made with successive selections according to the state of maturation of the grapes and the evolution of the noble rot (botrytis cinerea). This long work of selection gives low yield, about 10 to 20 hl/ha depending on the year.
- COUNTRY: France
- REGION: Bordeaux
- SUB-REGION: Sauternes
- VARIETAL: Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscadelle
- WINE STYLE: Dessert Wine
- CLOSURE: Cork
- ABV%: 13%
- SIZE: 375ml
