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Red
2016 Château Fonplégade
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 56
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Swanywawa Likes this wine: 97 points
February 18, 2024 - Even better after another year and a four hour decant!
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BrendanMcS wrote: 93 points
December 17, 2023 - Decided to try the first of these. Did not disappoint. Lots of fruit. Well balanced. Will be interesting to see in a few years.
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TallMikeWine Likes this wine: 91 points
October 17, 2023 - Coming around. I waited 2+ years since the first bottle (89) and there's more roundness to the fruit, and some spice kicking in. Tannins still need to calm down a bit, also the acid. Wait another 2 years for my final bottle? Maybe I will do that!
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RAB007 Likes this wine: 87 points
August 14, 2023 - Solid, well-made wine with plenty of fruit, but just not very interesting. Perhaps try again in 3 to 5 years?
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tedcholl Likes this wine: 92 points
May 22, 2023 - I bought 4 bottles of this and had the 1st one 1 year ago and rated it a 89. Massive improvement, same experience I had with the 2015 vintage. I think this will get to at least a 93 with another year. Luscious fruit flavors and milk chocolate along with blackberry tobacco, leather, and blackcurrant
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By Panel Tasting
St-Emilion 2016: panel tasting results, 3/4/2023 (link)(Château Fonplégade, Merlot, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
September 2021, 9/1/2021 (link)(Château Fonplégade St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Château Fonplégade vertical, 3/29/2020 (link)(Château Fonplégade, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/22/2020 (link)(Ch Fonplégade St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux 2016: Firing On All Cylinders, 2/28/2019 (link)(Chateau Fonplegade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/19/2019 (link)(Château Fonplégade St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux…It’s All In The Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/2/2019 (link)(Fonplégade Fonplégade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The DBs: Bordeaux 2016 In Bottle (Jan 2019), 1/1/2019 (link)(Fonplégade Fonplégade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux 2016 in bottle, 10/29/2018 (link)(Château Fonplégade, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
2016 Bordeaux: It’s Now or Never, Baby (Apr 2017), 4/17/2017 (link)(Fonplégade Fonplégade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JancisRobinson.com
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
4/5/2017 (link)(Ch Fonplégade St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2016 St-Émilion Part 2, 4/2/2017 (link)(Château Fonplégade, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
4/1/2017 (link)(Château Fonplégade St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2017, 4/1/2017 (link)(Château Fonplégade St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- 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 Codes 082645105968, 088156028017, 3277035201062, 3412951618024, 3448821801104, 3550871213186, 3550872331193, 3609050769089, 3760138300492, 639737626582
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 51 (1%)
- In Cellars 2,827 (80%)
- Consumed 669 (19%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
94% Like It 33 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Fonplégade
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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