Community Tasting Notes 29

• FransS wrote: 95 points

  May 9, 2024 - I've tasted this wine alongside the '05 Prieuré-Lichine during several days, both are terrific good wines, but the Fonplégade is the winner. The Prieuré is more refined, more gentle and has a tad more fraicheur and has a caressing and long aftertaste, smooth red fruit in the bouquet, gentle vanilla and wood, a concentratrd midtaste with ripe citrus , no signs of age, simply lovely. The Fonplégade has more character, more concentrattion of fruit, a bit more vanilla and wood, a more density in the midtaste, and a very long and nearly exploding feeling in the mouth; classic, even a bit severe, maybe a bit rough, but at the same time perfect bitters and loads of ripe tannins. both are WOW-wines.

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• FransS wrote: 94 points

  March 8, 2024 - A terrific good wine, starting with high tones, red fruit and a whiff of vanilla, The citrus in the midtaste gives a super freshness and than comes the finish; a superb creamy impression, very smooth bitters and ripe tannins and a long caressing and very balanced aftertaste.

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• prism wrote: 90 points

  December 22, 2023 - Popped and poured, did not decant. Dark chocolate, not a lot of fruit: some bing cherry. Tannins nearly resolved. I don't see this getting better, but it paired nicely with chili on a cold December evening.

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• SacramentoCharlie wrote: 91 points

  July 14, 2022 - This bottle was at the back end of it’s drinking window with dark cherry, a bit of chocolate & plum, some leather and stewed fruit flavors. Tannins completely resolved and super smooth finish.

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• Brad T Likes this wine: 90 points

  June 12, 2022 - Stewed fruit on the nose initially, moderate bricking, and a disjointed (almost chalky) texture on opening. Better after an hour, and best with a few hours of air. Some nice tertiary notes on the middle, but not much of a finish. I view this is a "drink NOW" wine, but maybe this was an imperfect bottle.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2005
• Type Red
• Producer Château Fonplégade
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country France
• Region Bordeaux
• SubRegion Libournais
• Appellation St. Émilion Grand Cru
• UPC Code 618726001517

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• In Cellars 594 (65%)
• Consumed 321 (35%)

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