La Closerie de Fourtet

Name: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2012
SKU: 101111968
Price: 46.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$46.00750ml

A classic Saint-Emilion deserves your best efforts at the table.

Slow-cooked lamb shoulder with rosemary potatoes,

whole-roasted duck with black plums

or a blueberry and wild thyme-sauced venison steak.

Eyes:

Garnet

Nose:

Medium Intensity, mature, black fruits, floral, forest floor

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, moderate intensity, medium finish, cherry, tobacco, dusty

Situated on a limestone plateau, Clos Fourtet was founded in the middles ages as Fort Camfourtet and did not exist as a winery until the 1800's. It was owned by the de Carle family and then the Rulleaus, who constructed the chateau in the mid-19th century. Traded from the Ginestet family to the Lurtons and back again, it is now with the Cuveliers. A 2nd wine, Closerie is culled from their younger vines.