Chateau Filhot

Sauternes

 

Classification:

Second-growth in 1855

 

Vineyards (white):

Surface area: 149.2 acres

Average age of vines: 26 years

Blend: 55% Semillon, 40% Sauvignon, 5% Muscadelle

Density of plantation: 6,000 vines per hectare

Average yields (over the last 5 years): 13-14 hectoliters per hectare

Total average annual production: 900 hectoliters

 

Grand Vin (white):

Brand name: Chateau Filhot

Appellation: Sauternes

Mean annual production: Approximately 120,000 bottles

Upbringing: Fermentations take place in temperature-controlled stainless-steel vats and last approximately 2 weeks at 21-22 degrees (more than 5 years old) for 24-36 months. They are fined with bentonite and lightly filtered.

 

Evaluation of present classification: Should be maintained

Plateau of maturity: 4-12 years following the vintage

 

"Filhot, one of the most magnificent estates in the entire Sauternes region, possesses an eighteenth-century manor home beautifully situated among ancient trees that has the look of an Ivy League college campus. This property has the potential to produce extraordinary wines, particularly given this superb location just to the north of the village of Sauternes on gravelly hillside beds with a southwest orientation."

 
Rated "Good"

Robert M. Parker Jr.

 

Owner:

Owned by the Lur Saluces, the owners of Chateau d'Yquem.

 

Chateau Filhot 1989       

(2º Grand Cru Classe)

 
Wine Spectator: “A light style, supplying attractive lilac, honeycomb, butterscotch, lemon and grass flavors.  Drinkable now.  Good as aperitif.”

 

Rated 85 Wine Spectator