Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey 2016 375ml
In 1618, Sieur Raymond Peyraguey was the first owner of the estate. Prior to that time, a Roman fortress stood on the land, Parts of the which were incorporated into the “new” estate. In 1742, Pierre de Pichard consolidated the property and then passed it to his grandson in the second part of the 18th century. As a politician during the French Revolution, he was guillotined in 1794. Shortly after in 1796, Pierre Lafaurie purchased the property and promptly added his name to the estate. After much investment into the estate, it was included in the 1855 Classification. In 1865, Count Duchatel purchased the estate and began to modernize it. For the next 80 years, the Chateau was owned by Wine Merchants; first Farinel & Gredy and then since 1917, The Cordier Group. In 1984, the Suez Group purchased all the assets of the Cordier Group so the Chateau changed hands. The Suez Group sold the Chateau in 2014 to Silvo Denz who is the present owner. Silvio Denz has renovated the property and also transformed part of the buildings into a Hotel and Resturant for Ecotourism.
Chateau Lafaurie Peyraguey has 41 hectares of vineyards planted 93% Semillon, 6% Sauvignon Blanc and 1% Muscadelle. With future vintages, only the best 17 hectares of vineyards will be used for the Grand Vin, all the rest will be used to produce the second wine or 2 dry white wines.
Silvio Denz also owns Chateau Faugeres and Peby Faugeres in Saint Emilion as well as Chateau Cao du Faugeres in Castillon.
