The Château Faugères of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Faugères - Bordeaux Blanc
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Vignobles Silvio Denz.
It is ranked in the top 78 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Faugères is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Faugères wines

Looking for the best Château Faugères wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Faugères wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Faugères wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Château Faugères

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Faugères

How Château Faugères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of baked dumplings, zucchini quiche or buns.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Faugères

  • 2012With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Château Faugères.

  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Blanc

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

The wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is located in the region of Saint-Émilion of Bordeaux of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Cheval Blanc or the Château Ausone produce mainly wines red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru are Merlot, Cabernet franc and Cabernet-Sauvignon, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru often reveals types of flavors of cherry, dill or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of aniseed, hay or honey.

In the mouth of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins. We currently count 849 estates and châteaux in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru, producing 1323 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison).

The top pink wines of Château Faugères

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Faugères

How Château Faugères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or pork such as recipes of greek moussaka, rack of lamb with herbs or baked dumplings.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Faugères.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Sémillon

Sémillon blanc is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. Note that this grape variety can also be used for the elaboration of eaux de vie. This variety of vine is characterized by large bunches of grapes, and grapes of large size. Sémillon Blanc can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Loire Valley, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

The top red wines of Château Faugères

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Faugères

How Château Faugères wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef stew with white wine, trapper's barbecue or giant paella cooked on a wood fire.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Faugères

On the nose the red wine of Château Faugères. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, mocha or red fruit and sometimes also flavors of forest floor, strawberries or violet. In the mouth the red wine of Château Faugères. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Faugères

  • 1997With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.32/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.18/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.17/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.16/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Faugères.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

The word of the wine: VDQS

Delimited wine of superior quality. A level of appellation (today, barely 1% of French production) which constitutes the ultimate step before the accession to the AOC.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Faugères

Planning a wine route in the of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Faugères.

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon

Sauvignon Gris is a grape variety that originated in France (South-West). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches and small grapes. Sauvignon Gris can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Burgundy, Jura, Beaujolais, Armagnac, Provence & Corsica, Rhone Valley, Savoie & Bugey.

News about Château Faugères and wines from the region

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The word of the wine: VDQS

Delimited wine of superior quality. A level of appellation (today, barely 1% of French production) which constitutes the ultimate step before the accession to the AOC.