Château Fourcas-Borie, 2016
Listrac-Médoc
Cru Bourgeois
Médaille d'Or Pais 2018
A Listrac-Médoc claret of good reputation, the terrain straddles the Listrac and Moulis border. We enjoyed this bottle with the main course of a long lunch in Terry’s garden in Preston Park, Brighton. Maybe the day was a little warm for a big claret but this one stood up to the ambient temperature. The wine poured as a dark tawny red colour, Not the most full bouquet before drinking, but the initial taste impression was of a fine claret, so the wine did not disappoint on its reputation
This bottle of 2016 Château Fourcas-Borie was quite distinctively claret and strong in flavour. Very dry, pretty full-on tannic, some of our party felt it was over-dry and over-tannic. We agreed on blackcurrant and redcurrant as the dominant flavours. The flavour matured quickly in the glass in the warm afternoon to a very pleasant, rounded drink. The after-taste was notably sweet, a surprise and pleasant.
Stated composition
Cabernet Sauvignon 20% - Merlot 70% - Petit Verdot 10% - Cabernet Franc % - %