Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855 · Sweet white

Where is Château d'Arche wine from?

Château d'Arche is a sweet white wine from Sauternes, in Sauternais, Bordeaux, France. It is classified Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855 and made mainly from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.

Château d'Arche wine label — Photo: Lantus, CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons)

Château d'Arche at a glance

Classification	Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855
Appellation	Sauternes
Style	Sweet wine
Grapes	Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc
Village or town	Sauternes
Subregion	Sauternais
Region	Bordeaux
Country	France
Coordinates	44.5378, -0.3433

Château d'Arche

Sauternes, Bordeaux, France

Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855

Named after the Comte d'Arche, owner from 1733

Appellation: Sauternes
Grapes: Sémillon, Sauvignon Blanc

In 1733 François, Comte d'Arche, bought the Braneyre cru and gave it his name. It was seized as national property during the Revolution and later divided among several families, and Armand Bastit-Saint-Martin reunited it after the Second World War.

Second wines

Prieuré d'Arche

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Château d'Arche: questions and answers

Where is Château d'Arche wine from?

Château d'Arche is a sweet white wine from Sauternes, in Sauternais, Bordeaux, France. It is classified Deuxième Cru Classé en 1855 and made mainly from Sémillon and Sauvignon Blanc.