Historia
The origin of the vineyard dates from the 17th century. Long ago Chateau Fougas belonged to the Priory of Bellegarde. A surveyor’s watercolour from this period shows the lands surrounding the Chateau belonging to one owner, as is the case today. A beautiful stone building in the gironde style was constructed in 1778.
Château Fougas was mentioned in the first edition of Feret’s publication as a “ Great Cru Bourgeois”.
It is a family property acquired in 1976 by Jean-Yves Béchet the son of a family of Bordeaux wine negociant and his wife Michèle. Together they have re-awakened the Terroir so that its qualities could be fully expressed in their wine.
Already certificated as a Biological producer, Château Fougas began to convert to Bio-Dynamic methods in 2010, by taking into account lunar cycles that influence the growth of vegetation and introducing the use of natural treatments in infinitesimal doses; these are the essential factors in obtaining the quintessential elements of the Terroir.
Chateau Fougas is today considered a beacon in its appellation Côtes de Bourg and is a member of " Le Circle Rive Droite des Grands vins de Bordeaux".