Château Filhot

The 350 hectares of the Filhot estate include 62 hectares of vines, partly occupying the site of a very large vineyard made up of the following former growths: the Rey growth — Pineau “du Rey” family, 17th century — and the growth of the Filhot family.
As councillors or presidents at the Parliament of Bordeaux, the Messrs de Filhot owned in Sauternes the noble house of Verdoulet, later named château Filhot, and one of the finest Bordeaux vineyards of the 18th century (according to the old classification passed on by Thomas Jefferson, future President of the United States). They had imposed the use of the Sauternes appellation in place of the former appellation “Vin de Langon”. As heirs to Filhot after the Revolution, the Marquis de Lur-Saluces completed the construction of the present château to make it their residence.
Still appearing separately in the 1855 classification, the remnants of the Filhot and Pineau growths were then combined into a single great growth whose wines would be distributed worldwide until the end of the 19th century under the famous name “Vin de Sauternes” (or “château Sauternes”), before the modern extension of this appellation.
In 1935, Countess Durieu de Lacarelle, née Lur-Saluces and a descendant of the Filhot family, bought back from her brother the vineyard, once again named château Filhot, which regained a worldwide reputation under that name.
It is currently managed by Count Gabriel de Vaucelles.
The wines of château Filhot have a sap and an original character that allow connoisseurs to distinguish them from other great growths. Château Filhot is even preferred by Sauternes enthusiasts who favour a livelier style.