Chateau Fonplegade Grand Cru Classe

Region

Bordeaux, France

Vintage:

2021

Producer:

Chateau Fonplegade

Grapes:

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Wine Description:

Predominantly Merlot, the blend includes just enough Cabernet Franc to imbue the wine with an elegant tannic structure, aged 16-20 months in 50% new French oak barrels, 30% in 1-year-old French oak barrels, 10% in egg-shaped concrete vessels and 10% in amphoras

Producer Description

For centuries, the legendary Saint-Emilion wine region of Bordeaux has been hailed as the birthplace of some of the world's most coveted wines. It is here that Château Fonplégade resides. Blessed with extraordinary terroir, this family owned, biodynamically farmed estate produces wines of uncommon grace and elegance.

Château Fonplégade's name (literally "fountain of plenty") was derived from the historic 13th century stone fountain that graces the estate's vineyard. It quenched the thirst of passing pilgrims for hundreds of years, and continues to provide sustenance to the estate's vines in the driest vintages.

Grapevines have thrived at this exceptional site, perched on the limestone plateau that is home to Saint-Emilion's finest vineyards, since the late 1500s. In 1852, legendary wine merchant Jean-Pierre Beylot purchased the estate and built the elegant château that still stands on the property.  Enchanted by the terroir, history and grandeur of the estate, with its ancient Roman pathways and graceful vine rows.