The Château Fombrauge of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Fombrauge
The winery offers 23 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
This estate is part of the Bernard Magrez.
It is ranked in the top 39 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Fombrauge is one of the world's great estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fombrauge wines

Looking for the best Château Fombrauge 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 Fombrauge 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 Fombrauge wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Château Fombrauge

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fombrauge

How Château Fombrauge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of seven o'clock leg of lamb, lamb tagine with vegetables and preserved lemons or rabbit with prunes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fombrauge

On the nose the red wine of Château Fombrauge. often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit or red fruit. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fombrauge. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fombrauge

  • 2001With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2002With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2000With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.20/5

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

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

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 white wines of Château Fombrauge

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Château Fombrauge

How Château Fombrauge wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, vegetarian or poultry such as recipes of roast pork with milk, leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche or chicken curry and onions.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Château Fombrauge

On the nose the white wine of Château Fombrauge. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, oaky or citrus and sometimes also flavors of apples, butter or lime. In the mouth the white wine of Château Fombrauge. is a powerful.

The best vintages in the white wines of Château Fombrauge

  • 2005With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 2011With an average score of 4.22/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2010With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2013With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2012With an average score of 4.00/5

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

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Sémillon
  • Sauvignon Gris

Discover the grape variety: Sauvignon blanc

Originally from Bordeaux, Sauvignon, or Sauvignon Blanc, is reputed to be one of the best French grape varieties for white wine. It is a white grape variety, not to be confused with Sauvignon Gris and its pale yellow color, or with Cabernet Sauvignon which produces red wines. Particularly famous thanks to Sancerre, Sauvignon Blanc is cultivated as far as New Zealand, where it produces great wines whose reputation is well established.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Fombrauge

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 Fombrauge.

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.