Famous Sauternes Château managed for a long time by the Lur Saluces family (who own Château d'Yquem). The sandy soils make a lighter and potentially more elegant style of dessert wine than many found in the region, although quality is as good as just about any other property in Sauternes (except Yquem itself of course).

The creation of the vineyard itself dates back to between 1630 and 1650, although the chateau was built later in 1709 by Romain de Filhot whose family already owned the noble house ‘Verdoulet’ in Sauternes. It was at this time that he changed the old label ‘Wine of Langoon’ to the new Sauternes appellation.
After the revolution the Lur-Saluces family managed the property which they inherited from Josephine de Filhot. In 1840, Romain-Bertrand de Lur-Saluces joined up the vineyards of Chateau Filhot and Pineau du Rey.
The vineyard was awarded ‘Second Cru Classification’ according to the 1855 official classification suggested to Napoleon III by the Negociants and the Chamber of Commerce of Bordeaux. From then on Chateau Filhot was universally diffused under the name Chateau Sauternes until the end of the 19th century.
The estate was given back the name Chateau Filhot in 1901. in 1935, the Countess Durieu de Lacarelle, born Lur-Saluces, bought the vineyard from her brother. Her son, Louis Durieu de Lacarelle restored and expanded the vineyard until the 1970s.
One of the Countess Durieu de Lacarelle’s daughters married the Count Pierre de Vaucelles, ambassador of France. Since 1974, their eldest son, the Count H. de Vaucelles, has been managing the Chateau Filhot with his son Gabriel.

The vineyard covers 60ha south of the village of Sauternes on south-west hillsides and is made up of 60% Semillion, 36% Sauvignon and 4% Muscadelle. The wines are aged for 30-36 months in barrels made of French Oak from the central Allier forest, with 1/3 of the barrels new each year.