Introduction

A powerful and fruity cuvée that will charm and bewitch you.
Keeping potential : 5 à 10 ans

Wine and food pairing

A red wine with a more structure that will be best with meats in sauce or relatively structured dishes, accompanied by sweet spices.

Aromas & flavors.

A complex, powerful and elegant wine revealing woody aromas, sweet spices and leather. To be served between 14°C and 16°C.

Vines and Terroir

The 30-year-old vines of Château Fouquet are located in Brézé, about 10 kilometers east of Saumur, on a chalky clay land. They have been cultivated according to the rules of organic agriculture since 1998 and in biodynamics since 2017.
100 % Cabernet franc 100% – Taille Guyot simple Val de Loire. 

Harvest and vinification

The grapes are exclusively hand picked and then destemmed above the tanks. The filling is done by gravity in the vats in the wine cellar. Then,
there will be about 15 days of maceration in stainless steel vats at around 25°C and aging in barrels (of one, two or three wines) for 18 months.