Board meetings, seminars for up to 30 people, product and press launches, private dinners and weddings can be organised at Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey, a Sauternes First Growth in Bommes, south of Bordeaux. The estate now houses the Hôtel & Restaurant LALIQUE, a five-star hotel with 13 rooms and suites and a restaurant holding two Michelin stars, and the whole property can be booked for exclusive use.
Seminars and company events
The hotel runs a dedicated seminar room of 45 square meters that looks out over the vines. It takes up to 30 people in a seminar layout or 15 around a meeting table, with a projection system and its own Wi-Fi network. The estate says it has welcomed carmakers and large listed French companies for seminars, vehicle launches, international meetings, advertising film shoots and press launches. A bilingual team prepares turnkey proposals, offers a site visit before booking and assigns one contact person once the event is confirmed. For a team that only needs a quiet place to work, an office can also be booked for a few hours.
Weddings and receptions
Wedding ceremonies take place at the château all year round. The kitchen team of chef Jérôme Schilling designs a menu for each couple, served indoors or outdoors on the estate, and guests can stay in the 13 rooms and suites. The hotel also hosts birthdays, christenings and wedding anniversaries, and proposes a private dinner at a table set among the vines, facing the sunset over the Ciron valley.
Rooms and capacities
The seminar room measures 45 square meters, for 30 guests in seminar format or 15 in meeting format. For exclusive hire, the estate lists every room of the hotel and of the restaurant, the bar, the terrace and the car park. The site does not publish a seated or standing capacity for receptions in the restaurant or on the terrace, so numbers for a wedding dinner are set with the team.
Accommodation
The hotel has 13 units over two floors: 10 rooms and 3 suites, all facing the vineyard. It holds five stars, two Michelin keys and belongs to Relais & Châteaux. With exclusive hire, a group keeps every room of the house to itself for a residential seminar or a wedding weekend.
Catering
Catering comes from the in-house kitchen. Restaurant LALIQUE holds two Michelin stars under chef Jérôme Schilling, Meilleur Ouvrier de France. In summer, La Terrasse de Lafaurie serves dishes cooked over a brazier under pergolas, until the end of September. Wine tours of the estate end with a tasting of its Sauternes.
History and setting
Lafaurie-Peyraguey was ranked a First Growth in the 1855 classification of Sauternes wines, and the estate recently marked 400 years. Lalique works are shown throughout the common areas, and large crystal panels line the lobby. The house stands among its own vines in the Sauternes appellation, above the Ciron valley.
Getting there
The estate states a drive of about 40 minutes from Bordeaux. It lies between Bordeaux and Toulouse, in the Sauternes wine area, with parking on the property.
