Producer
Château de Fargues
Between 1930 and 1940, in light of his family'y experience in producing sweet white wines, Marquis Bertrand de Lur Saluces, who died in 1968, decided to convert part of the 25 hectares of Château de Fargues' terroir - previously in red wine production - to create a great Sauternes.Picking botrytised grapes in "waves" to ensure only the top quality grapes, at the right stage of maturation enter the wine press, the production...Read more
Between 1930 and 1940, in light of his family'y experience in producing sweet white wines, Marquis Bertrand de Lur Saluces, who died in 1968, decided to convert part of the 25 hectares of Château de Fargues' terroir - previously in red wine production - to create a great Sauternes.Picking botrytised grapes in "waves" to ensure only the top quality grapes, at the right stage of maturation enter the wine press, the production is highly labour intensive with tiny yeilds. Fermentation takes place in oak barrels that are replace annually and ageing occurs in the same barrel for approximately 3 years.Read less