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1995 Chateau Faugeres
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 74 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
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Producer 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." - Chateau Faugeres
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Highlights
- From Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 74 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Savory and Classic
- Bordeaux Blend Red
- Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Winery
Château Faugères is a Bordeaux estate that attained Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé status in 2012. The estate's Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wine is a blend of typically 85 percent Merlot, 10 percent Cabernet Franc and 5 percen...
Details
- Region or Appellation
- Classification
- Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé
- Alcohol ABV
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14 - 15%
- Sweetness
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Dry
- Blend
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Merlot, Cabernet Franc & Cabernet Sauvignon
- Maturation
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Oaked
- Oak Type
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French
- Ownership
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Silvio Denz
- Harvest date
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September - October
- Closure Type
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Cork
- Vineyard Notes
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The flagship of the Vignobles Silvio Denz portfolio, Château FAUGÈRES consists of 42 homogeneous hectares of some of the most beautiful terroir in St.-Émilion. The vines are located on the appellation’s limestone plateau, composed of calcareous soil on asteriated limestone dating from the Lower Oligocene, and on south-south-east facing clay-limestone slopes in a cirque, made up of calcareous soil on clay-limestone molasse from the Upper Eocene and Oligocene.
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- Ageing
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Aged 14 months, 50% in new French oak barrels, 50% in French oak barrels that have been used once.
- Producer Tasting Notes
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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.
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About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Lamb kreatopita Starter Course
- Meat in filo pastry
- Contains: lamb mince
- Greek
- Steak and kidney pie Main Course
- Contains: beef steak, lamb kidneys, puff pastry
- British
- Ribeye steak Main Course
- With Café de Paris butter
- French
- Gigot d'agneau a l'ail Main Course
- roast lamb leg with garlic
- French
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Excellent
Current condition: Ready to drink
For Bordeaux, the 1995 vintage is widely recognized as being an excellent year for both banks.
Both the winter and spring were mild, although rain in spring was crucial to rebalancing the water table, and flowering took place undisrupted. The summer was so hot and d...
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