The Château Fourcas-Dumont of Médoc of Bordeaux

Château Fourcas-Dumont
The winery offers 4 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.8.
It is ranked in the top 478 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Médoc in the region of Bordeaux

The Château Fourcas-Dumont is one of the best wineries to follow in Médoc.. It offers 4 wines for sale in of Médoc to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fourcas-Dumont wines

Looking for the best Château Fourcas-Dumont wines in Médoc among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fourcas-Dumont 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 Fourcas-Dumont wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Fourcas-Dumont

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Fourcas-Dumont

How Château Fourcas-Dumont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of dombrés and pig tails, lamb tagine with apricots (morocco) or rabbit legs with fresh cream.

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Fourcas-Dumont.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Merlot

Discovering the wine region of Médoc

Bordeaux's Médoc is an area of coastal lagoons, sand dunes and pine forests located on the 45th parallel. It is also a global wine powerhouse, and home to four of the world's most prestigious wine villages: Pauillac, Margaux, Saint-Estèphe and Saint-Julien. The estates located in these villages produce some of the most expensive bottles in the world. The region has also provided all but one of the châteaux included in the official 1855 Bordeaux wine classification (Haut-Brion).

The Médoc vineyards cover about 16,000 hectares, including the various small appellations. Approximately 5500 hectares of vines are classified for the production of AOC/AOP Médoc wines. Wedged between the Atlantic coast and the wide Gironde estuary, the Médoc is in fact a peninsula. It stretches 80 kilometres (50 miles) to the northwest, from the city of Bordeaux to the Pointe de Grave.

The top red wines of Château Fourcas-Dumont

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fourcas-Dumont

How Château Fourcas-Dumont wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef lark, lamb chops with honey and spices or rabbit with mustard and tomatoes.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fourcas-Dumont

On the nose the red wine of Château Fourcas-Dumont. often reveals types of flavors of oaky, chocolate or cassis and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or oak. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fourcas-Dumont. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fourcas-Dumont

  • 2005With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2003With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2006With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2000With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Fourcas-Dumont.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Petit Verdot
  • Carménère

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir 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. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Château Fourcas-Dumont

Planning a wine route in the of Médoc? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Château Fourcas-Dumont.

Discover the grape variety: Petit Verdot

Petit Verdot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (southwest). 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. Petit Verdot noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Rhone valley, Provence & Corsica, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais, Armagnac.

News about Château Fourcas-Dumont and wines from the region

The Irancy appellation seen by Clotilde Davenne

Clotilde Davenne, from the eponymous estate, mentions the cherry as a main characteristic of the Irancy appellation. She tells us about the Pinot Noir variety which reveals, in its northern location of Bourgogne, lots of freshness and fruitiness that gives the appellation a very special place among the wines of the region. This video is taken from the “Rendez-vous avec les vins de Bourgogne” program (June 2020). Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https: ...

At the heart of the terroirs of Mâcon-Azé

Sequence from the video « At the heart of the Mâcon terroir » which offer a stroll at the heart of the Mâcon terroir. It offers a focus on Mâcon-Azé, one of the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation. Travel through the terroirs of the Mâcon appellation by watching the full video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF20y1aBZh8 Both are available in French and English. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​ ...

Geographical denomination: The first step towards the notion of terroir – Focus Bourgogne

We created this photomontage, to show you the landscapes and the different characteristics of the 14 geographical denominations of the Bourgogne appellation: Wine colors, grape varieties, soil specificities, surface area and production. You’ll become an expert on the Bourgogne appellation! Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinsdebourgogne/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/comp ...

The word of the wine: Vinification of sweet wines

Moelleux and liquoreux wines are characterized by the presence of residual sugars (natural sugar of the grape), not transformed into alcohol under the effect of yeasts. The fermentation is stopped by cold and by the addition of sulphur dioxide (sulphur).