Château Fourcas Hosten - Listrac-Médoc

Château Fourcas HostenListrac-Médoc

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The Listrac-Médoc of Château Fourcas Hosten is a red wine from the region of Listrac-Médoc of Bordeaux.
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-Médoc of the Château Fourcas Hosten is in the top 10 of wines of Listrac-Médoc.

Taste structure of the Listrac-Médoc from the Château Fourcas Hosten

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Listrac-Médoc 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

Wine with oak taste

oak, tobacco

Wine with earth taste

leather, earthy

Wine with spices taste

pepper, licorice

Wine with microbio taste

cheese, cream

Wine with vegetal taste

bell pepper, grass

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Listrac-Médoc of Château Fourcas Hosten in the region of Bordeaux often reveals types of flavors of cream, vegetal or toasty and sometimes also flavors of prune, cinnamon or cheese.

Details and technical informations about Château Fourcas Hosten's Listrac-Médoc.

Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
12.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

Last vintages of this wine

Listrac-Médoc - 2018
In the top 10 of of Listrac-Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Listrac-Médoc - 2017
In the top 10 of of Listrac-Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Listrac-Médoc - 2016
In the top 10 of of Listrac-Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Listrac-Médoc - 2015
In the top 10 of of Listrac-Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Listrac-Médoc - 2014
In the top 10 of of Listrac-Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Listrac-Médoc - 2013
In the top 10 of of Listrac-Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Listrac-Médoc - 2012
In the top 10 of of Listrac-Médoc wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Listrac-Médoc from Château Fourcas Hosten are 1988, 1982, 1989, 1986 and 1990.

Informations about the Château Fourcas Hosten

The winery offers 7 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Listrac-Médoc in the region of Bordeaux
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The wine region of Listrac-Médoc

The wine region of Listrac-Médoc is located in the region of Médoc of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Clarke or the Château Fourcas Hosten produce mainly wines red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Listrac-Médoc are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet franc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Listrac-Médoc often reveals types of flavors of earth, bell pepper or green bell pepper and sometimes also flavors of black plum, nutty or prune.


The wine region of Bordeaux

Bordeaux, in southwestern France, is one of the most famous, prestigious and prolific wine regions in the world. The majority of Bordeaux wines (nearly 90% of the production Volume) are the Dry, medium and Full-bodied red Bordeaux blends for which it is famous. The finest (and most expensive) are the wines of the great châteaux of Haut-Médoc and the right bank appellations of Saint-Émilion and Pomerol. The former focuses (at the highest level) on Cabernet Sauvignon, the latter on Merlot.

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The word of the wine: Passerillage

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