Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey

Came here for a wine tour and wine tasting with a large group of family and relatives. The service was great, the staff were nice and polite, and the wines they had were really really really good. We also had lunch over there, the food they prepared for us was amazing too! Had an unforgettable experience and had made memories here. Thank you very much 🙏🏼

Horror show. Arrived by car and there’s no one around so we awkwardly stand in reception for 5 minutes until a receptionist comes out. She insists on helping with our luggage, so she carries our big bags to the top floor and parks our car. A five star, R&C hotel and there’s no one to help her with that? She offers us welcome drinks while she handles our luggage/car. We’re in wine country on an active vineyard, I’d love a glass of wine after a stressful travel day. Nope! Here’s some flavored water as a welcome drink. We have two separate rooms, the receptionist leads us to only one because she didn’t realize we booked two rooms. So she comes back to inform me that I’m correct. So I move my bags across the hotel because this woman has done enough heavy lifting. We ask about dinner. The Michelin restaurant is closed. No worries, that’s completely fine we had no interest in eating there during our stay. But we’d love a bar menu or some room service. Nope! No food is served in the hotel on Tuesdays and Wednesdays… but isn’t this a 5 star hotel and there’s literally a 24/7 room service menu in the room?? We ask if she could call a few restaurants near by for us and call us on the phone. 20-30 minutes go by and I go back down to reception to find out what is happening. Receptionist tells me all restaurants around are closed and the one they suggest is completely full. She then brings up the opening party for the summer terrace. I saw this event on the website when I booked and was excited to hear more. A summer terrace at a Chateau in Bordeaux, must have beautiful views of the vineyards. Nope! It’s in an interior courtyard with no view and fake grass like a dog park. At this point we’ve given up on dinner. We’ll just relax and have a bottle of wine, but no wine bottles to open in the room. I go downstairs to have a bottle from the hotel bar and we’ll sit somewhere and enjoy a view of the vineyards. The receptionist tells me they have no bottles of wine. Am I being pranked on camera? We’re on a literal vineyard and you’re telling me we can’t drink a bottle of wine? I ask for a glass of wine instead which she responds by saying the bar closed at 9 and it’s now 9:30. At this point I’m getting very annoyed and start arguing. The receptionist says she can pour us a few glasses for €25 a glass. I ask if there’s anywhere we can sit and enjoy the views of the vineyards. Nope! They don’t have that. Only in the Michelin restaurant during service. It’s a Chateau on dozens of hectares of vineyards and they don’t have a relaxing view of their surrounding vineyards So I walk to the back of the building near the vineyard and there’s a single table among a large unused space with panoramic views that is perfect for a terrace or a simple seating area. I sit down and the receptionist tells me this is where kitchen staff hang out during their breaks. I ask if they ever thought about putting a terrace or even a seating area here given the panoramic views. Nope! They’ve never thought of it She pours me a skimpy glass of wine with only a 5th of the glass full. I ask for basic information about the vintage, as it’s one of the Chateau’s bottles. She doesn’t know anything about it. Wonderful experience for €50 We head to breakfast. The omelette is perfect but they serve a baguette that’s stale. Yes, you read that correctly, a stale baguette. It’s a 2 star Michelin French restaurant serving stale baguettes. I go upstairs to take a shower and the entire bathroom floods because of the shower’s terrible design that doesn’t retain any water. My clothes that were laying 12 feet away are completely soaked, including my wallet and passport that were in my pocket. I stop by the reception to ask Zoe, the manager, to send someone to clean the flood. She says she will but gives no apology for the flooding. I come back later that evening and walk into the shower and gag when I see that they washed the towel I used for my private areas with their hands and then neatly folded the wet towel three times and left it on the shelf in the shower.

Our first stop was to Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey. Our first glimpse of this beautiful chateau were the hills full of grape vines as we drove up. 🍇 . We booked a group tour that took us past the hotel and restaurant, then to the vines to learn about the variety and how they were harvested, then to the back rooms where they crushed the wine and left them in barrels. The final room we toured used to be a small chapel! Check out this beautiful glass barrel that was created for the vineyard. (3rd photo) Finally, we returned to the main shop to do the tasting. Before the tasting, we were shown a little video on what we thought was the history of the Chateau. It felt like watching an interpretation of Greek mythology and somehow the owner of the chateau popped up at the end on a train. Definitely an entertaining end to the tour. Then, we got to the wine tasting with little snacks. We love the sweet Sauternes wine, and the tasting did not disappoint. The snacks were made from the restaurant and complimented the wines perfectly! Tip: Have the wines shipped home. Sadly one of our wines got crushed in our luggage 😓. I would highly recommend stopping by this place for a tour and tasting!

Chateau Lafaurie-Peyraguey and Restaurant Lalique is a hotel and dining experience of exceptional quality. Surrounded by vineyards in the countryside, the location is quiet and tranquil. Our room was a duplex suite in the Chateau's tower, affording marvellous 360 degrees views over the surroundings. The room is furnished to a high standard and was spotlessly clean and comfortable. The quality and flavours of the food in Restaurant Lalique are the best we've experienced, a truly superlative dining experience. The tour of the vineyard & cellars and the wine tasting was very informative and interesting. All of the staff at the chateau were very welcoming, friendly, hospitable and helpful. We felt valued as guests.

Our experienxe was very nice. Our guide Piere was so funny, told us all the info we needed to know. We really enjoyed our tour and tasting, then bought 3 bottles. They also ship worldwide. The story of the domain is interesting and different from the rest. Highly recomend!

Restaurant Lalique is by far my most memorable Michelin experience of recent years. The elegance and splendour of the venue are unrivalled in this region. Every member of the team effortlessly and seamlessly practices the Art of Hospitality in a way that perfectly blends professionalism, warmth and grace. The sommelier was supremely knowledgeable and presented the wines with passion and precision. Chef Jérôme Schilling is a true master of his vocation, and I kept reminiscing over the nuances of his dishes for days. Bring your most treasured loved ones and prepare to be swept away. This venue is perfect for intimate weddings and milestone celebrations.

Booked a visit for tour and tasting at this beautiful Château during our Sauternes day trip earlier this month. We were warmly welcomed by Leo and was treated to a morning of rich information of the Château and sauternes wine making. The estate is beautiful not just with the vast vineyards and buildings, but also with the beautiful crystal decoration and ornaments. Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey took time capsules to another level with a vintage stored in a full crystal barrel - that's a first! We managed to extend our stay there with lunch at the La Terrasse and they served the best seafood paella I've had in a while, accompanied by their wines of course. It was such a lovely trip and I can't wait to go back again, this time to stay in the hotel and dine in the Michelin starred restaurant!

We stayed here for 3 nights - loved the room, surrounding vineyard and service. Breakfast was excellent. The wine tasting is worth a try.