Château de Fargues

Château de Fargues may be the only Bordeaux château that has had the same family of owners since the 1500s. It is owned by the de Lur-Saluces family, the previous long-term owners of Château d'Yquem who sold their prized château to LVMH in 1996 following a long family feud. De Fargues is notably different from that of d'Yquem, however. Much of it is connected to its micro-climate which actually ripens a week later than d'Yquem. The yields are also naturally and incredibly low with 7.5 hectare per hectolitre not being uncommon. The reason may be the sandy loam soils which strongly discourages the vine to grow. As can be expected with such lows yields, the style of the wine is also incredibly deep, with a texturally richer and denser feeling than that of d'Yquem.