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2005 Château Fontenil
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Fronsac
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Community Tasting Notes 112
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jayw Likes this wine:
April 1, 2024 - A two-hour decant was right for this wine. Medium body, with dark fruit, leather, and tobacco. What this wine lacks in complexity it makes up for in depth. Well-balanced and satisfying. Probably at its peak, though there's no rush to drink it either. Paired well with roast leg of lamb with rosemary and garlic. Good value Bordeaux at $30.
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IndyTom Likes this wine: 90 points
November 9, 2023 - Decanted for about an hour. No bricking around the edges. Some people noted olives on the nose. On the palette, it was quite nice.....tannins seem to be fully integrated, there were some dark fruit notes and medium body.
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Magnum PI Likes this wine: 91 points
November 3, 2023 - I enjoyed this bottle undecanted, with a baked potato, macaroni and cheese, sauteed green bean and mushrooms. Still very much in it's prime drinking window. What an unbelievable bottle at this price point.
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aerosol Likes this wine: 92 points
October 26, 2023 - popped and poured and I thought OMG! there's no way this wine will be drinking for 8 hours. After an all-day decant, this wine opens up to be smooth and delicious. The nose is lightly herbaceous, but mostly flower shop and some bakery notes, it's nice. The palate is big and bold, and drinkable after a seriously long decant, with black cherry, cassis, acerbic cherry, graphite, and hint of Hershey syrup. It's just so good. IMHO, you can drink this now, but temperature control decant all day or wish you had.
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Cole Likes this wine: 91 points
August 26, 2023 - Unbelievably, not ready to drink yet. It's still filled with graphite and black cherry skin tannin. Cedar on the nose and finish. It's been breathing for an hour and it's still tight.
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By Antonio Galloni
2005 Bordeaux: Here and Now (Apr 2021), 4/1/2021 (link)(Fontenil Fontenil Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By David Lawrason
1/30/2017 (link)(Château Fontenil, Ac Fronsac red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2006, IWC Issue #126 (link)(Chateau Fontenil Fronsac) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/19/2006 (link)(Ch Fontenil Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- Type Red
- Producer Château Fontenil
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country France
- Region Bordeaux
- SubRegion Libournais
- Appellation Fronsac
- UPC Codes 060363019521, 3511060548519, 3760137221057, 639737598612, 896709001017
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 23 (1%)
- In Cellars 929 (45%)
- Consumed 1,102 (54%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Beef Stew, chorizo, Huevos rotos (Spanish potatoes, smoked paprika and broken eggs on top)Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 60 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Fontenil
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationFronsac
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