Château Faugères

Producer description of "Château Faugères"

The vineyard is located in Saint-Étienne-de-Lisse in the Saint-Émilion region (Bordeaux). It had been owned by the Esquissaud family since 1823 and came into the possession of the Guisez family through inheritance in 1987. In 2005, it was bought by the Swiss entrepreneur Silvio Denz, who is active in the perfume, cosmetics, crystal, property, art and wine sectors. He is also a wine collector; 35,000 bottles of wine are stored in his private cellar. The estate includes other vineyards in Bordeaux (Château Cap de Faugères, Château de Chambrun, Château Lafaurie-Peyraguey - one of the famous Premier Cru Classé vineyards from the 1855 Bordeaux classification, Château Rocheyron), as well as in Spain and Italy. Château Faugères was completely renovated by 2009. Michel Rolland and Count Stephan von Neipperg (Château Canon-La-Gaffelière) were engaged as consultants.

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The cellar, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, is the work of the famous architect Mario Botta. The vineyards cover a total of 42 hectares of clay and limestone soil, planted with Merlot (85%), Cabernet Franc (10%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (5%). Of these, around 8 hectares of specially selected, high-quality plots are used for the Château Péby Faugères red wine (it is therefore not a separate vineyard). Château Faugères was classified as a Grand Cru Classé in 2012. The vineyards are cultivated according to ecologically sustainable rules and certified ISO 14001 environmental standards. After fermentation in stainless steel tanks, the long-lasting red wine is aged for 18 months in 50% new barrique barrels. The second wine is called "Haut Faugères".

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