Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey is an estate situated on high ground near the commune of Bomme. It was classified as Premier Cru Classe in the 1855 classification of Sauternes and Barsac. The oldest buildings on the estate can be traced back to a fortified keep in the 13th century but it was the first known owner, Sieur Raymond Peyraguey who settled there in 1618, that gave ithe estate the second half of its present name. Baron de Pichard, who owned many other estates including Lafite and Coutet, bought the property in 1742 and set about establishing a profitable vineyard here. After his execution by guillotine, Monsieur Lafaurie bought the estate from the Republic in 1796 and it was during his time at the estate that the quality as well as the reputation of the wine grew. Bought in 1917 by the Cordier family, the estate has undergone recent renovations to take it right up to date in the 21st century.