2018 Château Fontenil, Fronsac

2018 Château Fontenil, Fronsac

Critic score
91.75/100 info
Pricing
In bond
Duty paid
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Bottle
From a client
6 available
£17.85
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Wine details

  • Region & country
    Fronsac, Right Bank, Bordeaux, France
  • Maturity
    Ready 2021 - 2035info
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Style
    Still
  • Unit Volume
    Bottle (75cl.)
  • ABV
    15%

Tasting notes

Deep purple-black in color, the 2018 Fontenil struts out of the glass with confident black plum preserves, black cherries and mulberries scents plus suggestions of underbrush, Indian spices, violets and mossy bark. Full-bodied, rich and decadently fruited, it has a solid, plush frame and loads of freshness, finishing long and perfumed.

Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate (April 2019)
(93—95)/100

This is good quality, it'll take its time to come around and not as seductive as some in the vintage, but this is a lovely Fronsac with lift and kick. There is lovely purity to the fruit here with gorgeous violet reflections, and despite being pretty austere on the opening, and closing in through the mid palate, it has real precision to the black fruits.

Jane Anson, Decanter (April 2019)
(89)/100

This is so tight and polished with a degree of depth and beauty I have not seen for a while. Medium body and beautiful, silky tannins that buttress the lovely, focused fruit.

James Suckling, jamessuckling.com (April 2019)
(93—94)/100

The 2018 Fontenil is a real standout. Sweet floral notes add brightness to a core of red berry and blood orange fruit. There is plenty of depth and overall texture, but at the same time the 2018 has a good bit of brightness as well. The 2018 is a gorgeous Fontenil. Tasted two times.

Antonio Galloni, vinous.com (April 2019)
(89—92)/100
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