Château de Fesles Bonnezeaux 1997
The 1997 Château de Fesles Bonnezeaux is a sweet Loire white wine produced by Château de Fesles in the Bonnezeaux appellation. Made from 100% Chenin Blanc, it was awarded 90/100 by The Wine Advocate. The publication describes a rich, ripe, and concentrated wine with flavors of quince, apricot, and spices, featuring a full-bodied, sweet, and oily texture alongside well-integrated spicy oak influence. The Wine Advocate suggested a drinking window of 2014.
The bottle offered
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Original Wooden Case of 6
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Wine details
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Loire
- Appellation
- Bonnezeaux
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château de Fesles
- Millésime
- 1997
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chenin Blanc
Château de Fesles
Château de Fesles is a wine estate situated in Fesles, in the commune of Bellevigne-en-Layon, at the heart of the Bonnezeaux region in Anjou. Owned by the Helfrich family since 2008, it cultivates 45 hectares of vineyards and produces, in particular, Chenin wines on the hillsides as well as Cabernet Franc and Grolleau wines on the plateau. The entire vineyard has been certified organic since 2022.
- Owner
- Famille Helfrich (groupe Grands Chais de France)
- Maître de chais
- Gilles Bigot
- Surface (ha)
- 45.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 270 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Fesles estate has a long history of wine-making: writings by the monks of Gué de Berge mention the Bonnezeaux vineyard as early as 1055. The present-day manor house and its grounds were built in the 18th century in Thouarcé, now part of the commune of Bellevigne-en-Layon. Over the centuries, the estate belonged to several aristocratic families, who maintained the château and gradually expanded the vineyard. In the 19th century, the Boivin family acquired the estate. Over three generations, they contributed to the expansion of the vineyard and the evolution of viticultural and winemaking practices, despite the phylloxera crisis. In 1991, whilst Gaston Lenôtre was the owner, the château underwent a complete restoration. The estate was acquired in 2008 by the Grands Chais de France group, controlled by the Helfrich family. The Helfrich family remains the owners of the château. Gilles Bigot, who has been with the estate for around three decades, serves as vineyard manager and cellar master. The Château de Fesles vineyard has been certified organic since 2022.
