Chateau Fonplegade Illustration
An older man and woman posing together and smiling.

A passion for fine wine and gracious hospitality brought Denise and Stephen Adams to this majestic spot, drawn to the wild, growing earth and moved by the art that captures its beauty.

A vineyard stretching toward a large estate house and a tree on a hillside.
An ivy-covered stone fountain structure at the edge of a vineyard at sunrise.

Our Story

Pilgrims once flocked to our stone “fountain of plenty,” or Fonplégade. Centuries after the first vines were planted here, the power of this place endures, and the fountain’s promise of abundance still holds true.

Four chickens, three white and one black, walk on a grassy path between two rows of green vines in a vineyard.
A view through glass double doors into a wine cellar lined with stacked oak barrels, featuring a large circular chandelier in the foreground.

Pursuit of Excellence

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A Piano
and an Open Door

The piano in our Orangerie rarely stays quiet for long. Musicians perform here often, and now and then a guest, lingering over a glass, is drawn to the keys to play. We invite you to enjoy this selection of music, one of the many melodies that fill the air at Château Fonplégade.

Un Sospiro — Franz Liszt

Hands of a person playing a Steinway & Sons grand piano with sheet music on the stand.

From France
to California,
with Love

Château Fonplégade is our home estate, on Saint-Émilion’s limestone soils. Our second Bordeaux estate is Château L’Enclos in Pomerol. ADAMVS is our California winery and vineyard on the volcanic slopes of Howell Mountain.

An Invitation

Allocations & Experiences

We invite you to join the Château Fonplégade & Château L’Enclos Allocation List for access to our limited-production wines and our Saint-Émilion estate. Those on our list are the first to receive new releases, special invitations, and opportunities to experience our sister estate, ADAMVS, on Napa Valley’s Howell Mountain.

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