Technical Sheet Château Fourcas Hosten White 2014

A lovely country manor house on 3 hectares of magnificent grounds beside a Romanesque church, Château Fourcas Hosten is
located in the heart of Listrac-Médoc, a peaceful village that gave its name to the appellation.
In 1810, Monsieur Hosten sold the estate to the de Saint-Affrique family, who created Château Fourcas Hosten and gave it an
international reputation. The brothers Renaud and Laurent Momméja acquired the château during the 2006 vintage and were
determined to breathe new life into this beautiful two hundred year old estate: “We fell in love with this wonderful property
and its fine wine, and wanted to write a new page of our family’s history - one including Château Fourcas Hosten”. It is in this
spirit that they undertook an ambitious renovation project and major restructuring of the vineyard. At the heart of this new
project, our first white grape varieties were planted in 2012. These vines are worked with respect of the organic vine growing.
STAFF
Renaud MOMMEJA
Caroline ARTAUD
Sophie SOLNICKI-THIERRY
Owner
Technical & Administrative Director
Sales & Marketing Manager
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VITICULTURE
APPELLATION: Bordeaux
CONSULTING OENOLOGIST:
Athanase Fakorellis
AREA OF THE ESTATE:
2,2 ha
AREA IN PRODUCTION: 1,8 ha
SOIL: clay-limestone
AGE OF VINES: 3 years old
DENSITY: 8,333 vines per hectare
PLANTED GRAPE VARIETIES:
• 1,5 ha Sauvignon blanc
• 0,3 ha Sauvignon gris
PRUNING: Mixed Guyot
THE HARVEST: 100% harvested by hand only in
the morning in small 7-kg open-weave crates
OENOLOGY:
Cold maceration lasts one night before pressing. Long vertical pressing - 7 hours - with entire bunches in an inert atmosphere.
The gravity-collected juice is run off in small 3,5-hl inert stainless steel containers with temperature control for alcoholic
fermentation. Then, the juice is placed by gravity into French oak barrels for fermentation for 15 to 20 days between 20°C
and 22°C.
AGEING: Aged for 5 months in French oak barrels (60 % new barrels and 40 % one-year barrels). Maturing on fine lees
with regular stirring. Proteic stabilization with bentonite.
Château Fourcas Hosten – F-33480 Listrac-Médoc
33 (0)5 56 58 01 15 –
33(0)5 56 58 06 73
[email protected] - www.fourcas-hosten.com
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2014
The last winter appeared to be particularly hot and favored an early vine-growth. We had frost only 8 times. Spring was
characterized by high temperatures (20 to 21°C between the 7th and the 17th of March), but offset by fresh temperatures at
night. Thus budburst only began around mid-March while remaining two weeks ahead of the usual cycle. April was very dry.
In June, blooming got off to a great start, filling us with optimism for the future.
From July, the Veraison seemed more disorganized: it started early and ended late, with changes of colors until after midAugust. Summer was really disappointing. Fortunately the weather became very nice from the 29th of August. Thanks to this
wonderful weather conditions we were able to harvest at the appropriate pace. We could wait until the perfect level of
maturity.
Avoiding any pumping at any time of the whole winemaking process, this first vintage comes from young vines planted on a
2-hectares clay & limestone soil. Hand-harvesting in small crates, vertical press with thoughtfulness, and ageing on fine lees
with stirring make this a great wine.
GRAPE HARVEST DATES:
• Sauvignon Blanc : September 12th – 18th
• Sauvignon Gris : September 8th
BLENDING:
• 84 % Sauvignon Blanc
• 16 % Sauvignon Gris
YIELD: 10 hl/ha
BOTTLING DATE: 6 March 2015
PRODUCTION : 1.675 bottles
ALCOHOLIC DEGREE: 13.5 % Vol.
THE TASTING: The fruit is elegant & complex, with a
finish full of freshness. Ideal white wine to accompany
perfectly fishes and white meats. To drink at
a temperature of 12°C.
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Château Fourcas Hosten – F-33480 Listrac-Médoc
33 (0)5 56 58 01 15 –
33(0)5 56 58 06 73
[email protected] - www.fourcas-hosten.com
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