2015 Fourcas Hosten
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The 2015 Fourcas Hosten has a bullish, quite extravagant bouquet of high-toned blackberry and blueberry fruit; there is a sense of trying too hard to make up for the lackluster prior vintage. The medium-bodied palate shows grainy tannins that frame the tarry black fruit, and hints of pencil lead and white pepper. What this 2015 lacks is a bit of charm and elegance. There is also a sour note on the aftertaste. So-so.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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The 2015 Château Fourcas Hosten is a solid effort, and certainly one of the better Listracs out there. Offering plenty of herbs, black cherries, baking spices and hints of earth, it’s medium-bodied, nicely textured and offers considerable pleasure. I like it’s balanced, fresh style and I suspect it will drink nicely for 7-8 years.
Lower alcohol is partly the style and partly because Listrac is about 1 ºC cooler than Margaux, apparently. Mid cherry red. Dark fruited with definite graphite coolness to the aroma and delicately aromatic. Lightish but all in balance. Dry, rocky finish. Elegant in a lighter mode. (JH)
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.