Grands crus atlas
Area under vine at the estate, from its technical sheet — it does not change from one vintage to the next. Each vintage’s blend, by contrast, departs from it: that figures on its own page.
Nestled at the gates of Saint‑Émilion, Château Fombrauge draws its roots from a centuries-old history where heritage, expertise and passion for the terroir intertwine. On its clay-limestone slopes, the vines are tended with rigour and precision, in respect of a tradition constantly reinterpreted through a resolutely contemporary approach. A Grand Cru Classé, Fombrauge produces deep, harmonious wines, faithful reflections of their origin, in which elegance is expressed with accuracy and sincerity.
Château Fombrauge lies on the extension of the plateau and limestone slopes of Saint-Emilion; its large area favours a diversity of soils and exposures that give the wine of Fombrauge its complexity and identity. First, the front line of the main plateau, a relief typical of the Saint-Emilion vineyard on which Fombrauge sits, results from the partial erosion of the Tertiary formations by the rivers that surround it (the Dordogne and the Isle). The structure of this part is mainly composed of Tertiary starfish limestone (calcaire à astéries). The particularly high-quality south-facing slope consists of white clays where the Tertiary formations withstood this erosion. There are perched limestone plateaus, surrounded by slopes on which soft molassic rocks (clay mixed with limestone) outcrop.
Alcohol, yield and vine age are those of the 2025 vintage; they vary from year to year. Only the area above stays stable from one vintage to the next.
| Vintage | Best score | Vintage character | Technical sheet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | A dry summer and cool nights gave balanced merlots, pure and without excess ripeness. | fiche · PDF |
| 2024 | — | A difficult flowering and a wet summer reduced the harvest: light, aromatic wines, to be drunk early. | PDF français · PDF anglais |
| 2023 | — | Mildew cost a good share of the harvest; what was brought in is early, fresh and promising. | PDF français · PDF anglais |
| 2022 | — | The extreme drought was absorbed by the clays: a sun-driven concentration, but without the expected harshness. | PDF français · PDF anglais |
| 2021 | — | Frost followed by a cool summer brought back classic wines, lighter and more taut, to be drunk in their youth. | PDF français · PDF anglais |
| 2020 | — | An early, dry year gave splendid wines, which many rank above 2018. | fiche · PDF |
| 2019 | — | A hot end of summer on rehydrated soils gave a rare balance between freshness and substance. | PDF français · PDF anglais · PDF français — blanc · PDF anglais — blanc |
| 2018 | — | After the mildew, the heat concentrated a small harvest: rich, ripe and very dense wines. | PDF français — blanc · PDF anglais — blanc |
| 2017 | — | Frost struck the slope-foot vines: the plateaus saved the day, and the vintage must be judged plot by plot. | PDF français |
| 2014 | — | The Indian summer served the cabernet francs better than the merlots: sound, fresh wines, without great depth. | PDF français · PDF anglais |
| 2013 | — | Coulure decimated the merlots and the rain did the rest: a light vintage, where the gap between terroirs is wider than usual. | PDF français · PDF anglais |
| 2011 | — | A warm spring followed by a wet summer gave classic wines, best drunk relatively young. | PDF français · PDF anglais |
“Best score”: the highest score recorded for this wine, with its source. “Character”: the overall reading of the year across the appellation, which an estate may depart from.
The estate’s grand vin and other cuvées, vintage by vintage: VinCod sheet and printable PDF.
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