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Chateau Doisy-Vedrines

Chateau Doisy-Vedrines is a Deuxieme Cru Classe Sauternes estate in Barsac, classified in 1855 as one of the three Doisy estates subdivided from the original Doisy property. The estate farms approximately 27 hectares of Semillon, Sauvignon Blanc, and Muscadelle on the chalky clay soils of Barsac, adjacent to Climens and Coutet. At auction, 138 lots have traded at an average of $119, ranging from $24 to $1,353. The Deuxieme Cru bottling averages $120 across 64 lots; DV by Chateau Doisy-Vedrines — a second wine — averages $96 across 10 lots. The $1,353 ceiling is exceptional for a Deuxieme Cru Sauternes and likely reflects a large-format bottle from a legendary botrytis vintage such as 1989, 1990, or 2001. The Casteja family has owned the estate since 1840 — one of the longest unbroken family ownerships in Bordeaux. Doisy-Vedrines consistently offers comparable Barsac quality at lower prices than neighboring Premiers Crus.