Almost touching the medieval town of Saint-Emilion, Clos Fourtet's 18th century château was built on the site of a fortress that long provided protection from northern invaders. The estate has a magnificent clay-limestone and aeolian sand terroir, as well as spectacular limestone cellars carved out of solid rock. The wine is aged in barrel for a year after malolactic fermentation, which [...]
Clos Fourtet, Closerie de Fourtet (second wine)