Nose
Black forest cake, Morello cherries and baked plums plus touches of black tea, rose hips, star anise and lilacs.
Palate
Big, rich, super concentrated and plushly textured, it gives blackberry fruit, integrated, finely spiced tannins, chocolaty finish
Growing Conditions
Located on the north-facing slope of Saint-Émilion, Château Faurie de Souchard 12 hectares stretches mainly over emblematic Saint-Émilion clay-limestone soils. It also benefits from cooler conditions that temper today's recurrent hot and dry spells.
As at Château Dassault, the vine-growing teams are committed to a virtuous environmental approach: the growing of cover crops in the rows, which are seeded with legumes and grasses, and the use of vegetal cover crops as green fertiliser. These sustainable vine-growing practices, based on the principles of agroecology, have led to the estate acquiring an HEV Level 3 seal in 2016 and the Bee Friendly label in 2021.
Winemaking
The wines of Château Faurie de Souchard reveal freshness and elegance on the nose, while their delicate, balanced mouthfeel is underpinned by lovely tension. They are rich and pleasantly expressive in their youth and unveil their full potential with age.
The vinifications are carried out plot by plot in temperature-controlled stainless steel and oak vats.
Aging
The wine is aged for 14 to 16 months in new barrels (75%) and in barrels of one previous wine (25%).
Appearance
Dark ruby, purple reflections