Chateau de Fougeres La Raison Graves 2015Varietal: 60% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot Dominique Coutire, a native of the Landes region, acquired Chateau des Fougres in 2010. Today the residence is a monument to the craftsmanship and architectural know how of the late 19th century, and the vines have reached maturity. The winemaking installations are constantly being improved in order to produce a wine that is faithful to its soil and to its history.

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A sheet of rock was added to a geological reversal with older underground rock layers of limestone

I see no harm in broaching bottles now and over the next ten years

A brand new set of three vineyard sources for the 2019 vintage all coming from the southern end of Sonoma County in the Petaluma Gap and Sonoma-Carneros AVA’s

Katushas’

Cabernet from the Lost Orchard Vineyard at the top of the property at 850 feet

perfumed wine

from a very young age

completed with Cinsault (~ 25%) and Grenache (~ 15%) and Syrah

Established in 1984

Varietal: Chardonnay

each vine must be planted in a hole or hoyo that breaks through that infertile volcanic crust of petrified lava to the organic matter that can nourish it