HAUT-MÉDOC
Château Fontesteau
Other wines from this estate
Messire de Fontesteau ( Haut Médoc)
Variation de Fontesteau ( Haut médoc)
Château PIMORIN( Haut Médoc)
Appellation
Haut-Médoc
Points remarquables
Easy access | Exceptionnal gardens | Historic cellars | Reception room | Important heritage site | Label vignobles et découverte | HVE 3 | Catering on site on request
Practical informations
05 56 59 52 76
Fontesteau 33250 SAINT SAUVEUR
Open all year long, free visit and tasting, without appointment.
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Informations
Certified as Organic Vineyard, Fontesteau offers an exceptionnal setting, with its beautiful XIIIth century castle, its lake and forests. 3 cuvees are vinified and aged in an exceptional barrel cellar, and a selection of wines from partner properties is offered. Open all year by appointment, except July and August without appointment.
Technical sheet
| Superficie (Ha) | 20 |
|---|---|
| Grape varieties | Cabernet Sauvignon 60 % - Merlot 40 % |
| Growing methods | En conversion bio, Label Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE), Système de Management Environnemental (SME) |
| Average age of vines (years) | 30 |
| Soils | Pyrenean Gravels, Clay limestone soil, Fine gravels or gravelly sand |
| Average return (Hl/Ha) | 40 |
| Average of planting density (Vine plant/Ha) | 8500 |
| Vinification | Traditional, Vinification by separate parcels, Micro oxygenation, Inox vats |
| Duration of breeding barrels (months) | 12 |
| Proportion of new barrels | <25% |
| Average production of the propriety (bottles) | 100 000 - 150 000 |