Chateau de Fesles, Bonnezeaux AOC
1997, Loire, France
Classification Bonnezeaux AOC
Colour / Type White
Bottle size 50cl
Alcohol 14%
Grape Chenin Blanc
Average score 92
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About Chateau de Fesles
Ch teau de Fesles is in Thouarc near the village of Bonnezeaux in France s Loire Valley. They farm 19 hectares to make Anjou Rouge from Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon and Anjou Blanc from Chenin. Another 14 hectares fall within the Bonnezeaux appellation which is famous for making botrytized dessert wines, again from Chenin. The Ch teau overlooks the Layon River which often causes fogs and misty mornings which cause the humidity which allows the noble rot-botrytis to set in. The trick is to use old vines which give more concentrated flavours and the parcel here consists of 55-year-old vines. They conduct a very careful selection of the fruit to make sure only the best grapes go in, oh and they really work hard to ensure those grapes are perfectly ripe in the first place something that has traditionally been a problem in the cool northern climate of the Loire Valley. In fact, they have focussed on the vineyard just as much as the winery and the new owners have started using organic methods. The wine is then fermented in big, 400 litre, old oak barrels, between 1 and 4 years old the use of bigger oak the standard barrel is 225 litre, and older wood gives more subtle oak characters than newer and smaller barrels would. The wine is then aged in a barrel for a further 6 months on the lees.