1955 CHÂTEAU D'ARCHE LAFAURIE 1955

Sauternes

Condition Good

Stock : 0 bottle

225,00 € tax incl. 187,50 € tax excl.

Avis d'expert

4 / 5

Robert PARKER - The Wine Advocate

Information on the vintage 1955 Sauternes:

5 / 5

Michael Broadbent

Information on the vintage Bordeaux Sauternes :5/5

A perfect growing season and well-nigh perfect Sauternes. Still lovely.

Château d\'Arche Lafaurie

Micro exceptional cuvée plots and the best grapes. Powerful and very complex with a sugar concentration and in aromatic. those wines are very fat and very long aftertaste. Chateau d'Arche Lafaurie is a vin de garde. . . SPECIFICATIONS. . SURFACE 2 hectares. SOIL TYPE serious types, clay and limestone. VINE 90% Semillon, 10% Sauvignon Blanc. VINEYARD AVERAGE AGE OF 60 + years. MODE OF CULTURE Classic, practice of Pest. OUTPUT 10-year average is 10 hectoliters per hectare. DENSITY OF PLANTING 1m x 1.5m (6600 feet per ha). Pressing VINIFICATION using vertical presses (1935). Vinification in stainless steel by 40 hecto. BREEDING In barrels for 24 months. WINE Henry BOYER Laboratory OENOCONSEIL. .