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Name: Château FONROQUE 2011 GCC
Brand: Vitis Epicuria
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Château FONROQUE 2011 GCC

Appellation : SAINT EMILION GC

Millésime : 2011

Color : Red

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Château Fonroque, a Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé, comprises 17.6 hectares located northwest of the medieval town. Owned by the Guillard family since 2017, this pioneering biodynamic estate in Bordeaux — certified since 2008 — produces wines of remarkable elegance and purity from a vineyard planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. Under the leadership of Judith Barat and the technical direction of Ludovic Guibert, with Alain Moueix as consultant, Fonroque embodies a contemporary vision of Saint-Émilion, combining freshness, mineral tension and cellaring potential.

L'histoire du domaine

The history of Château Fonroque begins in 1931, when Jean and Adèle Moueix acquired this Saint-Émilion estate — the first Bordeaux property purchased by the Moueix family, who would go on to become one of the most influential dynasties on the Right Bank. Jean Moueix settled on the property and left his mark on this terroir located a few hundred metres northwest of the medieval town. After his death, his son Jean-Antoine took over, maintaining the family tradition until his passing in 1979. Management then passed to Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix, who initiated an extensive restoration of the vineyard and facilities: planting new vines, installing a modern drainage system, and implementing systematic thinning strategies. In 2001, Alain Moueix, great-grandson of the founders and trained as both an agricultural engineer and oenologist, took charge of the estate and initiated a viticultural revolution from 2002 onwards: the conversion to organic farming, then to biodynamics in 2005, making Fonroque the first Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé to achieve full biodynamic certification in 2008. In July 2017, the Guillard family, from the insurance industry, acquired the estate and has resolutely continued this path of excellence, whilst retaining Alain Moueix as consultant. A new era began in 2026 with the appointment of Judith Barat as general director.

Le terroir

The estate extends over 20 hectares, of which 17.6 hectares of vines form a single block — a rare configuration on the Right Bank — spread across a limestone plateau and a west-facing hillside. The Fonroque terroir offers a geological mosaic shaped by the ancestral movements of the Dordogne: approximately one-third of the vines are situated atop the limestone plateau, on light soils 30 to 60 centimetres deep resting on bedrock rich in marine fossils, which impart elegance, aromatic freshness and mineral tension to the wines. The remaining two-thirds unfold mid-slope on clay-limestone soils, then at the foot of the slope on sandy clay-silt, bringing body and breadth. The vineyard is divided into 30 distinct parcels, planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc, with an average age of 35 years and a planting density of 6,900 vines per hectare. Since 2002, the entire estate has been farmed organically, then fully biodynamically with Biodyvin certification from 2008 onwards — a pioneering approach in Bordeaux that places observation and biological intelligence at the heart of every viticultural decision. A new gravity-fed winery equipped with small-sized vats has enabled parcel-by-parcel vinification of formidable precision since 2017.

Les vins

The estate produces two wines: Château Fonroque, a Grand Cru Classé from a blend of Merlot (85 to 90% depending on the vintage) and Cabernet Franc (10 to 20%), and Château Cartier, the second wine composed almost exclusively of Merlot, designed to be enjoyed younger. The harvest, entirely manual in small crates, is followed by meticulous sorting before vinification in temperature-controlled concrete vats, parcel by parcel. The wines are aged for 18 months in French oak barrels, with 30% new wood and 70% one-wine-old barrels and older — a controlled approach that preserves fruit purity. The Fonroque style is immediately recognisable: upright, taut wines of remarkable finesse, with a mineral and saline thread that confers elegance and length. Notes of flowers, black and red fruits, sweet spices and graphite unfold over vibrant acidity and silky-textured tannins. Critics regularly praise this contemporary expression of Saint-Émilion: La Revue du Vin de France describes the 2022 as "superb", whilst Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve see "a wine of emotion". Wines that gain complexity with time, ideally enjoyed between 5 and 18 years of age.

Le vigneron

Since March 2026, Judith Barat has led the destiny of Château Fonroque, after managing the estate's communication and marketing strategy since 2019. This appointment by the Guillard family marks a new chapter in the property's life, with an ambitious reorganisation: creation of an independent sales structure, development of wine tourism, and assertion of a strong identity. At her side, Ludovic Guibert has served as technical director since 2020, rigorously overseeing every stage of winemaking, from vineyard to bottling. Trained under Alain Moueix at Mazeyres then at Fonroque, he represents a new generation of vignerons committed to precision and observation. Alain Moueix, a towering figure in Bordeaux biodynamics, remains as consultant, bringing his unique expertise acquired over nearly two decades at the helm of the estate. An agricultural engineer and oenologist, pioneer of organic farming in Bordeaux from 2002 onwards, he has revealed the full potential of this terroir through an approach both scientific and intuitive, making Fonroque an undisputed reference in the appellation.

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