Château Raymond-Lafon
Château Raymond-Lafon is a winery in the French appellation d'Origine Contrôlée Sauternes . Within this appellation, white dessert wines of the highest quality are produced with the help of the noble rot Botrytis cinerea ; the yields are set in the appellation at a maximum of 25 hl / hectare. Château Raymond-Lafon, however, is limited by rigorous selection to only 8.5 hl / hectare.
The manor was founded by Raymond Lafon in the mid-19th century. Due to the time it was founded, the château could no longer be included in the Bordeaux wine classification of 1855.
In 1972, Château Raymond-Lafon was taken over by the Francine and Pierre Meslier couple. Prior to this, Pierre Meslier was Technical Director of the world-famous neighboring estate, Château d'Yquem . He transferred the high quality standards to his own property. First class wines have been produced with great regularity since 1979. Behind Château d'Yquem and Château de Fargues, Château Raymond-Lafon is often one of the best, if by no means the most expensive Sauternes, although the estate lacks any recognition as a Grand Cru . Since 1990 the estate has been run by Meslier's children, Marie-Françoise, Charles-Henri and Jean-Pierre Meslier.
The estate has an area of 18 hectares, of which 15.2 hectares are in production. The average age of the vines is 35 years (as of 2004). The grape varieties Sémillon (80% of the area) and Sauvignon Blanc (20%) are processed. On average, around 20,000 bottles are produced. The wine is stored in oak barrels for three years before being marketed.
Raymond-Lafon's garden
Tasting pavilion
Painting of the pavilion (in the pavilion)
Winery
Vines
young berries (semillon)
Stages of botrytis infestation
Stages of botrytis infestation
Stages of botrytis infestation
