Château Filhot Creme de Tete 1990
The 1990 Château Filhot Crème de Tête is a sweet white wine from the Sauternes appellation, crafted by Château Filhot, a Second Cru Classé of Sauternes. This cuvée brings together Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle. Produced exclusively in 1990, it is distinguished by particularly pronounced concentration and richness. The château's vineyards occupy south-facing slopes in the heart of the Sauternes appellation, where conditions favor the development of Botrytis cinerea on the grapes.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- Muscadelle, Sauvignon Blanc, Sémillon
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.
Crème de Tête
Crème de Tête is a special Sauternes cuvée produced by Château Filhot in 1990, distinctly marketed under this name. Available sources describe it as a rare selection of the estate's best wines, designed to offer greater richness and depth than the main cuvée.
- Cuvée creation year
- 1990
- Style of the cuvée
- Liquorous Sauternes selection, seeking a richer, more concentrated, and deeper expression than that of the main cuvée.
- Position within the range
- Exceptional selection positioned above the classic Château Filhot, documented exclusively for the 1990 vintage.
Histoire de la cuvée
The first documented production dates back to 1990. Several professional and historical sources indicate that this was an exceptional and apparently unique production at Château Filhot, with no regular continuity documented under this name.
