Château Fombrauge 2025

Tasting notes and recommendations for Château Fombrauge 2025

Tasting

Appearance
This wine reveals a beautiful deep ruby color, enhanced by delicate violet highlights.

Nose
The aromatic bouquet expresses intense notes of ripe fruit, harmoniously blended with hints of spices and flowers.

Palate
Full and generous, the attack reveals silky, indulgent tannins. The overall profile offers a perfect balance between delicacy and finesse.

Food and wine pairings

This great wine pairs wonderfully with grilled red meats, flavorful dishes in sauce, or traditional game such as wild boar and venison. It will also complement lightly spiced cuisine very well.

Serving and cellaring

Château Fombrauge 2025 has excellent aging potential. Stored in optimal conditions, it can be enjoyed until around 2045.

The elegance of a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé

The estate

Rooted in history since the 16th century, Château Fombrauge saw its first harvest in 1599, making it one of the oldest wine estates in Saint-Émilion. This property is home to a 17th-century chartreuse, a testament to its rich past. Under the direction of the Dumas de Fombrauge family, the estate has established itself as a benchmark in Bordeaux viticulture. Today, thanks to Bernard Magrez, Château Fombrauge shines among the most prestigious crus on the right bank of Bordeaux.

The vineyard

Covering 59 hectares, this exceptional terroir of Saint-Emilion consists of clay-limestone soils enriched with molasses from the Agenais and Fronsadais. The vines, averaging 25 years of age, are planted at a density of 6,000 vines per hectare. Vineyard management relies on environmentally friendly practices that respect biodiversity, notably incorporating the use of drones for precise parcel monitoring.

The vintage

The year was marked by particularly demanding weather conditions. After a mild, dry winter leading to early budbreak, the spring proved favorable. The summer was then extremely hot and marked by severe drought until the end of August, before giving way to milder conditions. Harvests took place from September 15 to 29, yielding 32 hectoliters per hectare.

Winemaking and aging

The grapes undergo rigorous selection through manual sorting followed by optical sorting. Maceration lasts between 25 and 28 days, with extraction carefully adapted to each vat depending on the origin of the parcel. Aging then takes place in 75% barrels, one-third of which are new oak, while the remaining 25% is aged in various containers such as sandstone, concrete, and stainless steel.

Grape varieties

The blend of this Château Fombrauge 2025 is composed of 94% Merlot and 6% Cabernet Franc.