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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Last but one of a case of 12. Finally, this is showing some elegant Margaux character, with all that oak well integrated. At last! Fine mid-level Margaux, nothing exceptionnel but competent.
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5/9/2024 - FransS wrote: 93 Points
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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3/30/2024 - Sisuvino Likes this wine: 92 Points
Competent, not exceptional , mid-level Margaux
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12/4/2023 - bjlcrucrazy Likes this wine: 92 Points
This was utterly delicious and paired very well with wagyu beef short ribs!!
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11/5/2023 - roelof.ligtmans@gmail.com Likes this wine: 91 Points
Last but one of a case of 12. Finally, this is showing some elegant Margaux character, with all that oak well integrated. At last! Fine mid-level Margaux, nothing exceptionnel but competent.
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5/26/2023 - egoya Likes this wine: 92 Points
Last of 3 bottles. Fully mature, medium bodied, elegant.
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