Fleur De Fonplegade

Region

Saint Emilion Grand Cru, Bordeaux, France

Vintage:

2020

Producer:

Chateau Fonplegade

Grapes:

Merlot, Cabernet Franc

Wine Description:

The second wine of Grand Cru Classe Chateau Fonplegade from St-Emilion. In a very good vintage that doesn’t need long cellaring this is drinking well now. Fleur De Fonplegade is a blend of 95% Merlot with 5% Cabernet Franc from vines that average 30 years and 16 month spent aging in 1 year old oak.

Tasting Note:

Creamy red berry fruits are supported by toasty vanilla oak and pencil lead on the nose. The palate offers generous plum and red current fruit with fine, silky tannins.

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.