Château Fombrauge 2000
Château Fombrauge 2000 is a red wine from Saint-Émilion in Bordeaux, produced by Château Fombrauge and classified as Grand Cru Classé de Saint-Émilion. It is a blend of Merlot (85%) and Cabernet Franc (15%). The Wine Advocate awards it 91/100, Jancis Robinson 16.5/20, and James Suckling 94/100. Critics describe a rich, mature wine with silky yet firm tannins, showing early signs of evolution. Drinking windows: 2003–2015 according to The Wine Advocate and 2010–2020 according to Jancis Robinson.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bordeaux
- Appellation
- Saint Emilion
- Producteur / Domaine
- Château Fombrauge
- Millésime
- 2000
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc
Château Fombrauge
Château Fombrauge is an estate in Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes, within the Saint-Émilion Grand Cru appellation. Its 60-hectare vineyard, situated on clay-limestone soils, has been classified as a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion since 2012. The estate has been owned by Bernard Magrez since 1999.
- Owner
- Bernard Magrez
- Surface (ha)
- 60.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- 300 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Fombrauge estate has been linked to the history of the Lords of Canolle since the 15th century, following the Hundred Years’ War. Its name derives from ‘fons brogiera’, an expression evoking a spring surrounded by heather and bushes. The first documented grape harvests date back to 1599. At the end of the 17th century, the estate passed to the Dumas family through marriage; Jacques Dumas, a counsellor at the Parliament of Guyenne, then contributed to the development of the estate. During the Revolution, the estate was seized as national property in 1794, before the heirs asserted their rights in 1808. Several owners succeeded one another during the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1987, the Bygodt family sold the property to the Danish wine merchant Hans Just. Bernard Magrez acquired Château Fombrauge in 1999 and undertook the renovation of the buildings, gardens, vineyard and winemaking facilities. The château was included in the Saint-Émilion Grands Crus Classés classification in 2012.
