« A beautiful Listrac, sleek and balanced, which still lacks a bit of openness but with an obvious possibility of progressing further by balanced ageing as the excellent technical team of the Chateau knows how to lead. »
2018 : WE = 92 + 93/10 2017 : WE = 90/10 2016 : Médaille d’or à Bruxelles 2016 : WE = 92/100 2015 : WE = 92/100 2015 : Revue des vins de France 16.5 2010 : WE = 91/100 |
This Chateau, property of the Mommeja family, is a must-see in Medoc.
With the means to best express its terroir, the energy of an entire team is mobilised in a global process of improvement and continuous learning. The largest portion of the vineyard is used for biological viticulture with the objective of a total conversion in the next few years. Organic certification in 2021.
Château Fourcas Hosten has a distinguished profile, combining complexity and elegance.
TECHNICAL INFO | |
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Appellation | Listrac-Médoc |
VINEYARD | 34 hectares |
TYPICAL BLEND |
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VINES | 35 year old vine on average planted on 60% Pyrenean gravelly soil and 40% clay-limestone on a subsoil of clay and iron of which +/- 70% of the vines in red are grown in organic viticulture. |
HARVEST | Manual and mechanical. Precise sorting with optical machine. with manual sorting in the vineyard and machine sorting on reception at the cellar. |
ŒNOLOGIST | Eric Boissenot |
VINIFICATION | Winemaking adapted to each vat. Fermentation between 24 °C and 29 °C. Two intelligent sprinklers are used to optimise the extraction of marc and the quality of the tannins. This is followed by a hot post-fermentation maceration (between 24 °C and 28°C). Running off the presses directly in barrels. |
AGEING | 12 months in French oak barrels. Bonding with egg white after the final blending. |
PRODUCTION | 150,000 Bottles |
ALCOHOL CONTENT | 13% vol. |
CLOSURE TYPE | Cork |
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