Sauternes Chateau D Arche 2007 Bouteille (75cl)
Château D’Arche 2007 is a sweet white wine from the Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château D’Arche and classified as a Second Cru Classé of Sauternes. It combines 90% Sémillon and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. The Wine Advocate awards it 92/100, Jancis Robinson 17/20, and James Suckling 92/100. Critics describe a rich and suave Sauternes, balanced by a clean freshness, with nuances of stone fruits, citrus, honey, and caramel. The Wine Advocate suggests drinking from 2010 to 2025, while Jancis Robinson indicates a drinking window of 2016 to 2028.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 12
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 90% Sémillon, 10% Sauvignon Blanc
Château D'Arche
Ranked as a Deuxième Grand Cru Classé de Sauternes in 1855, Château d’Arche occupies the heights of the commune of Sauternes and farms a 90-hectare vineyard across the Sauternes and Bordeaux appellations. Planted mainly with Sémillon, its vineyard is harvested by hand through successive tries to select grapes affected by noble rot. Since 2019, the estate has featured an eco-responsible cellar designed for parcel-by-parcel vinification.
- Owner
- Caroline et Nathalie Boël
- Maître de chais
- Manon Chiron
- Surface (ha)
- 75.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 100000
Histoire du domaine
The presence of the d’Arche family in the Bordeaux region dates back to 1611, when Étienne d’Arche, regius professor at the University of Bordeaux and lawyer at the Parliament of Guyenne, established a family branch there and acquired a wine estate. In 1733, his great-grandson François d’Arche, royal councillor, purchased the cru of Braneyre and gave it his name. Confiscated and then sold as national property during the French Revolution, the estate was subsequently divided among several families. In 1855, then owned by Monsieur Lafaurie & Cie, Château d’Arche was recognized as a Deuxième Grand Cru in the classification of the white wines of the Gironde. Armand Bastit-Saint-Martin took over its management in 1925 and initiated the reunification of the estate. The property was acquired in 1996 by Belgian businessman Philippe Boël, who progressively expanded its vineyard holdings from 50 to 90 hectares. A hotel opened in 2002, followed in 2019 by a new 2,500 m² eco-responsible cellar equipped with 33 vats allowing for parcel-by-parcel vinification. Following the death of Philippe Boël in January 2024, his daughters Caroline and Nathalie became the owners of the château.
