Chateau Fourcas Dupre 2015
- Producer Chateau Fourcas Dupre
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- Appellation Listrac-Medoc
- UPC 3 76008 718145 6
Vintage
The vineyard of Chateau Fourcas Dupre is located on a crest of Pyrenean gravely soil at an altitude of 42 meters. It is an uninterrupted plot with an average density of 8500 vines per hectare. These days everything is done (vineyard drai- ning, grape varieties adapted to the soil, limited produc- tion) to show a perfect example of this unique terroir.
History
The vineyards of Fourcas are mentioned on Belleyme's map (geographical engineer of Louis XV). In 1843, the lawyer Jean Baptiste Antoine Dupre, member of the Bordeaux Appeal Court acquired the vineyard and in 1844 Chateau Four- cas Dupre was born. The cellars, buildings and "chateau"
were completely renovated. Today, a new fully functional fermenting room and refurbished cellars for storing and packing complement the original ones.
The chateau now belongs to a family-owned company ma- naged by Patrice Pages.
The chateau now belongs to a family-owned company ma- naged by Patrice Pages.
Technical data
Visits: Monday to Friday 8 - 12 am / 2 - 6 pm
Director: Patrice Pages
Appellation: Listrac Medoc
Area under vine: 46 hectares
Soil: Pyrenean gravel on clayhardpan subsoil
Grape varieties: 44% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Yield: 49 of 54 hl/ha
Ageing: 12 months in barrel, 1/3 new each year
Director: Patrice Pages
Appellation: Listrac Medoc
Area under vine: 46 hectares
Soil: Pyrenean gravel on clayhardpan subsoil
Grape varieties: 44% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot
Yield: 49 of 54 hl/ha
Ageing: 12 months in barrel, 1/3 new each year
Vinification
In his quest for a perfectly ripe harvest, the cellar master, thanks to a fermentation cellar which is entirely tempera- ture controlled, can show the character of the four grape varieties that compose the wine of Château Fourcas Dupré. Ageing in barrels, a third of which are renewed every year, completes the balance of every vintage year.
