Château Fonplegade 2000 Bouteille (75cl)
Château Fonplégade 2000 is a red Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé wine produced by Château Fonplégade in Bordeaux. It is a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc. This vintage was barrel-aged and production reached 50 000 bottles. The Wine Advocate awarded it 89/100 and estimated its drinking window between 2005 and 2018; Wine Spectator rates it 85/100. James Suckling gives it 93/100 and considers it ready to drink. Critics describe an ample and structured wine, combining black and red fruits, tobacco, chocolate, mineral and earthy nuances, with firm yet silky tannins and a persistent finish.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Fonplégade
- Millésime
- 2000
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Château Fonplégade
Château Fonplégade is an 18.5-hectare estate situated on the south-western slope of the limestone plateau of Saint-Émilion, within the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé appellation. Its vineyard, divided into 27 plots of limestone and clay soils, is managed using organic and biodynamic practices. The estate has been owned by Denise and Stephen Adams since the early 2000s.
- Owner
- Denise et Stephen Adams
- Maître de chais
- Éloi Jacob
- Surface (ha)
- 18.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 70 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The name Fonplégade is linked to a fountain situated on the estate, the name of which means ‘fountain of abundance’. In 1852, the wine merchant Jean-Pierre Beylot had the château built and expanded the estate to its current area of 18.5 hectares. The estate subsequently belonged to the Duke of Morny and then to the Countess of Galard, half-brother and half-sister of Napoleon III. In 1867, Château Fonplégade was awarded a gold medal at the Paris World’s Fair. The estate claims to have been classified as a Premier Grand Cru at that time, a status it is said to have retained until the mid-1940s. Following a period of decline in the estate’s facilities, Denise and Stephen Adams acquired the property in 2004. They undertook the renovation of the château and cellars, as well as a restructuring of the vineyard. The estate obtained Ecocert organic farming certification in 2013 and has been supported by Corinne Comme in its biodynamic approach since 2017. Éloi Jacob, managing director and technical director since 2014, oversees the technical aspects of the estate; Stéphane Derenoncourt acts as an oenological consultant.
