Château Filhot 2005 Half-Bottle
Château Filhot 2005 is a sweet white wine from the Sauternes appellation in Bordeaux, produced by Château Filhot and classified as Second Cru Classé de Sauternes. Its blend brings together 60% Sémillon, 36% Sauvignon Blanc, and 4% Muscadelle. The Wine Advocate awards it 86/100 and Jancis Robinson 16/20. Critics describe a rich and balanced Sauternes with notes of pineapple, wax, and a savory nuance, accompanied by a persistent finish. Published drinking windows: 2015-2022 by The Wine Advocate and 2010-2017 by Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Half Bottle (37,5cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 60% Sémillon, 36% Sauvignon Blanc, 4% Muscadelle
Château Filhot
Château Filhot is a Sauternes wine estate, situated on the southern and south-western slopes of the village. Classified as a Second Growth in 1855, it cultivates 60 hectares of vines, mainly planted with Sémillon, supplemented by Sauvignon and Muscadelle. The estate is owned by the de Vaucelles family and managed by Count Gabriel de Vaucelles.
- Owner
- Famille de Vaucelles (comtes de Vaucelles)
- Surface (ha)
- 60.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
The origins of the current Filhot vineyard date back to the period between the 1630s and 1650s. Romain de Filhot, a councillor at the Parliament of Bordeaux, had the château built in 1709. In 1807, the marriage of Marie-Joséphine de Filhot to Antoine de Lur-Saluces brought Filhot into the portfolio of the Lur-Saluces family’s estates. In 1840, Romain-Bertrand de Lur-Saluces merged Filhot with the Pineau du Rey estate. He had the château rebuilt in 1845 in a neoclassical style and commissioned an English-style park designed by Louis-Bernard Fischer. The estate was classified as a Second Growth in the 1855 classification. Marketed under the name Château Sauternes in the 19th century, it reverted to the name Château Filhot in 1901. In 1935, Countess Durieu de Lacarelle, née Lur-Saluces, bought back the family vineyard; her son, Louis Durieu de Lacarelle, subsequently played a part in its restoration. Henri de Vaucelles and his wife Sophie managed the estate from 1974 to 2001, before their son Gabriel de Vaucelles took over its management.
