SARL CHATEAU FAUGERES CHATEAU FAUGERES Red 2011 Saint-Emilion grand cru
Description
Viticulture
Vineyard planted area: 37 ha. Soil: limestone plateau (calcisol over starfish limestone) and limestone-clay hillsides (calcisol over limestone-clay molasses). Average age of vines: 35 years Vine density: 6,600 vines per hectare Cultivation methods: double Guyot pruning, soil tilling and grass cover, disbudding, crop thinning by hand, harvesting by hand in crates, sorting tables, including an optical sorting table. Environment: sustainable, virtually organic viticulture with no herbicides, certified HVE3.
Vinification
Winemaking techniques: gravity-filled vats, pre-fermentation cold maceration, temperature controlled conical wooden vats, gentle vatting period of three weeks, 50% malolactic fermentation in new barrels.
Wine aging
Maturation: 14 months, 50% in new French oak barrels, 50% in second-fill barrels, no fining.
Tasting notes
The nose has a bouquet of ripe fruit, black cherries and floral notes. On the palate, the wine is extremely rich and flavourful with a fine acidity. The finish is characterized by freshness and balance.