Chateau Jean Faux Bordeaux Superieur, Complete Guide

Learn everything about Chateau Jean Faux Bordeaux Superieur with wine tasting notes, wine, and food pairing tips, best vintages, a history of the property, information on the vineyards, and winemaking. If you want to read about other important, Bordeaux Chateaux: Links to all Bordeaux Wine Producer Profiles

Chateau Jean Faux History, Overview

Chateau Jean Faux is an estate with a lot of history in the region, Located not far from Cotes de Castillon, the property dates back to the 18th century. The modern age for Chateau Jean Faux begins in 2002 when the vineyard was purchased by Pascal Collotte.

With its park-like grounds, the property is quite large, in fact, it occupies close to 45 hectares in total. The estate was in poor condition at the time of the purchase.

In fact, only 1.5 hectares were considered to be in good enough condition to produce grapes that were suitable to make wine at the time. One of the first decisions made by Pascal Collotte was to bring in the well-known team of consultants, Stephane Derenoncourt.

Chateau Jean Faux Vineyards, Terroir, Grapes, Winemaking

The 12-hectare vineyard of Chateau Jean Faux is planted to both red and white wine grapes. Over the years, the vineyard has almost doubled in size. For the red wine grapes, the vineyard is planted to 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The vines are on average 30 years of age. The vines are planted to a density of 7,400 vines per hectare, which is quite dense for the Right Bank.

2 hectares of vines are reserved for white Bordeaux wine grapes, which are planted to 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Semillon. The terroir of Chateau Jean Faux is clay and limestone soils.

Since 2011, the property now farms using only 100% biodynamic farming techniques in the vineyards.

To produce the wine of Chateau Jean Faux, the wine is vinified in temperature-controlled, stainless vats that range in size from 40 hectoliters to 80 hectoliters. The grapes are whole berry fermented.

Malolactic fermentation takes place in barrels. The wine is then aged in 40% new, French oak barrels for 12 to 14 months. Stephane Derenoncourt is the consultant.

There is a second wine, La Dame, Chateau Jean Faux. On average, Chateau Jean Faux produces 4,000 cases of wine per year.

The best vintages of Chateau Jean Faux are: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2012, 2010 and 2009.

When to Drink Chateau Jean Faux, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Jean Faux is much better with at least 1-3 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for up to 1 hour allowing the wine to soften and open its perfume.

Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Jean Faux offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 2-7 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Chateau Jean Faux with Wine, Food, Pairing Tips

Chateau Jean Faux is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift.

Chateau Jean Faux is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes. Chateau Jean Faux is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

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