Frankrike

Chateau de Fonbel

Chateau de Fonbel Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Bordeaux

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Soft, fragrant, charming. Crisp, bright, vivid plum fruit that has the most grip of the three Vauthier estates on the southern slopes of St Emilion. Harvest 20 September to 5 October. 1/3 in oak, Philippe Baillarguet cellar master. Harvest 20 September to 5 October. 1/3 in oak. 

Inside Bordeaux

Deep garnet-purple colored. Needs a little swirling to coax out notes of raspberries and juicy strawberries, plus suggestions of dried herbs, damp soil, and pencil lead. The medium-bodied palate is lightly chewy and refreshing with an earthy finish.

by Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW

Varm frukt på nesen, litt mer mot det ubalanserte. Bringebær, rips.

Smak av tette, røde bær. Lav på kons, men fin struktur. 

Expert

Black cherry, blueberry and cassis fruits on the opening beats, this is an intense Fonbel that leans into the vintage character but always stays on the right side of balance. A good quality wine with clear ageing ability, a little less immediately charming that in less highly charged vintages. Clay-sand soils with areas of gravel. Cellar master Philippe Baillarguet. 30% new oak. Harvest September 15 to 21, with the unusual addition of Carmanère in the blend.

Clay-sand soils with areas of gravel, more of a challenge than Ausone and La Clotte in the conditions of 2020, but this is extremely well handled, with sweet red cherry, redcurrant and raspberry fruit, ripe with touch of smoked oak (although no new oak used) and coffee beans. In conversion for organic certification since this vintage 2020, this is showing a little less density than the other Vauthier wines in the range, but it is unfussy and well made, easy to recommend.

The 2019 de Fonbel is made from 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 5% Carmenere. Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, it delivers bright, breezy notes of red cherry preserves and black raspberry followed by hints of lavender, star anise, and wild sage. The medium-bodied palate has a racy backbone and grainy tannins with bright, crunchy fruit and great length.

2024	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Meget god
2023	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Strålende
2022	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Strålende
2020	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Strålende
2019	Ingen prisIkke tilgjengelig	Strålende

Kategori	Rødvin
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Produsent	Chateau de Fonbel
Årgang	2024
Land	Frankrike, Bordeaux, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru
Flaskestørrelse	75 cl

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