Château Fougas

Château Fougas is a family-owned wine property in the Côtes de Bourg appellation in the Bordeaux region of France, with an estate dating from the 18th century. Its current owners, Jean-Yves and Michèle Béchet, produce wines using organic and biodynamic cultivation. The vineyard covers 22 hectares planted mainly with Merlot (80%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (20%), with an average vine age of 25 years and a planting density of 5,000 vines per hectare. Annual production ranges between 90,000 and 120,000 bottles.

Château Fougas is a family-owned property whose establishment dates from the 18th century; a surveyor's watercolour from that period shows the château surrounded by its contiguous lands, where vines already appear. The current owners, Jean-Yves and Michèle Béchet, have worked to produce quality wine marked by the minerality of its terroir through organic and biodynamic cultivation. The vineyard covers 22 hectares in the Côtes de Bourg appellation in the Bordeaux region of France, planted with 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, with an average vine age of 25 years and a density of 5,000 vines per hectare. Harvesting is manual or mechanical, followed by two sorting tables, and vinification is parcel-based with Burgundian-style punching down in temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. The wines, which comply with organic and biodynamic specifications, are aged in barrels for 18 months, with annual production between 90,000 and 120,000 bottles.

Organic and biodynamic wine estate emphasizing terroir expression, producing wines described as healthy, soft, fine and elegant.

• Organic and biodynamic Côtes de Bourg wines

  Wines produced from a 22-hectare vineyard planted with 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, aged 18 months in barrels.

1. 1Vin Aoc Côtes De Bourg Bio et Biodynamie | Château Fougas | Château Fougasfougas.fr
2. 2Découvez ici l'histoire du Château Fougas, en Cotes de Bourg | Château Fougasfougas.fr
3. 3Château Fougasen.wikipedia.org