Chateau Cap de Faugeres Cotes de Castillon Bordeaux Wine
Cap de Faugeres, Bordeaux wine producer profile, with wine tasting notes, wine ratings, a history of the property, information on wine making and terroir, along with wine tasting reviews. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles
Chateau Cap de Faugeres is owned by Silvio Denz and consulted by Stephan von Neipperg. This Côtes de Castillon Bordeaux wine is a twenty-hectare vineyard planted at 6,600 vines/hectare and whose average age is 30 years. Varietal mix includes 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. The vines are planted on the limestone plateau and on clay and limestone hillsides, immediately adjacent to Saint-Etienne-de-Lisse (AOC Saint Emilion).
Wine making techniques include a five-day cold soak before the juice was moved by gravity stainless steel tanks. Next was a 40-day maceration. Malolactic takes place in tank before the wine is moved from the barrel for an anticipated 12 months aging. Six coopers are used. The blend is always close to the Bordeaux wine vineyards plantings.
This plush, lush, forward styled, Bordeaux wine remains one of the top values from Cotes de Castillon.
Tasting Notes
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2011 Château Cap de Faugères ( France, Bordeaux, Côtes de Castillon ) Find this wine to buy
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88 points - Tasted Apr 20, 2012
Blending 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Franc, the wine offers jammy chocolate cherry liqueur aromas with a medium-bodied, red berry finish. 87-88 Pts
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2010 Château Cap de Faugères ( France, Bordeaux, Côtes de Castillon ) Find this wine to buy
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90 points - Tasted Apr 22, 2011
2010 Cap de Faugeres From a blend of 85% merlot, 10% cabernet franc and 5% cabernet sauvignon, (which is how the vineyard is planted,) came in at 14.5% alcohol. This medium/full bodied wine offers abundant fresh, sweet black cherry and chocolate notes in a lush crowd pleasing style that will drink well on release for a fair price. As 10,000 cases are produced, this will also be easy to find. 89-91 Pts
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2005 Château Cap de Faugères ( France, Bordeaux, Côtes de Castillon ) Find this wine to buy
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90 points - Tasted Aug 27, 2011
From a blend of 85% Merlot and 15% Cabernet Franc, this ripe, rich, opulently textured wine is stuffed with licorice, coffee bean and chocolate covered black cherries with a touch of jam. For a wine that offers change for a $20 bill, there is a lot to like. This is drinking about as good as it's going to get, so there is not much upside to be gained with further cellaring.
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