2016 Fourcas Hosten Blanc
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Tasting notes
Dried apple and lemon aromas with hints of stones. Medium body, lovely fruit and a clean finish. Some attractive layers and texture to this. A blend of 75 per cent sauvignon blanc, 18 per cent sauvignon gris and seven per cent semillon.
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James Suckling
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2016 Fourcas-Hosten Blanc is a blend of 75% Sauvignon Blanc, 18% Sauvignon Gris and 7% Semillon. It has quite an attractive dried pineapple and linden-scented bouquet, almond developing with aeration. The palate is well balanced with touch of orange cordial and mango, though I find that this needs more depth on the finish.
About the producer
In the heart of Listrac, surrounded by three hectares of gardens, this château has just over 40 hectares of vines – with Merlot planted on clay-limestone and Cabernet Sauvignon on the gravel plateau.