Château Fourcas HostenListrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Cabernet franc, the Cabernet-Sauvignon and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).
The Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires of the Château Fourcas Hosten is in the top 10 of wines of Listrac-Médoc.
Taste structure of the Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires from the Château Fourcas Hosten
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires of Château Fourcas Hosten in the region of Bordeaux is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires of Château Fourcas Hosten in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, leather or black fruits.
Food and wine pairings with Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires
Pairings that work perfectly with Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires
Original food and wine pairings with Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires
The Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires of Château Fourcas Hosten matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of adapted vietnamese fondue, oven-baked lamb stew or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).
Details and technical informations about Château Fourcas Hosten's Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires.
Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc
Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Listrac Haut-Médoc Réserve des Proprietaires from Château Fourcas Hosten are 2002, 2007, 2005, 2000 and 2008.
Informations about the Château Fourcas Hosten
The Château Fourcas Hosten is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 wines for sale in the of Listrac-Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Listrac-Médoc
Communal AOC of the Médoc (peninsula, Quaternary gravel ridges): Cabernet Sauvignon (power, structure) with Merlot (fruit, roundness), Petit Verdot (spices, colour) and Cabernet Franc (finesse) — structured profile of black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry), spicy and oaky notes, structured tannins and long ageing. Pyrenean-Massif Central erosion gravels on Landes sands, draining limestone and clays.
The wine region of Bordeaux
World-renowned age-worthy reds, led by round Merlot (plum, black fruit) or firm Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar, graphite), blended with Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot for tannic structure. Structured Médoc and Graves, velvety Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. Also crisp dry whites (Sauvignon/Sémillon) and opulent sweet Sauternes with honey and candied fruit. A 110,000 ha Gironde vineyard, 65 appellations, cradle of the 1855 classified growths.
The word of the wine: Game
A family of animal aromas reminiscent of venison and present in certain old red wines. See venison.
