Château d'Arche (French pronunciation: [ʃato daʁʃ]) is a sweet white wine ranked as Second Cru Classé (French, “Second Growth”) in the original Bordeaux Wine Official Classification of 1855.
[1] Under Comte d'Arche the estate held a high reputation, and its placement in the 1855 classification's second tier is considered due to the divisions of the estate that followed the French Revolution, and the subsequent drop in quality from the level of the 1780s.
[1] In 1981 the property was leased by INAO president Pierre Perromat, who sought to make improvements to the standard of production.
With the arrival of Perromat, production of the formerly widely known second wine d'Arche-Lafaurie ceased,[1] bearing the name of former share-owner Lafaurie of Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey.
[3] The vineyards measure 40 hectares (99 acres), with a grape variety distribution of 90% Sémillon, 10% Sauvignon blanc.