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Red
2018 Château Fonplégade
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- St. Émilion Grand Cru
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Community Tasting Notes 13
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Romol wrote: 92 points
April 14, 2024 - Not decanted, drunk over 2 days. Certainly still young, but the wine is surprisingly accessible (especially on day 2). A great Bordeaux at a fair price. 92 pts. at the moment.
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_Xenon wrote: 90 points
January 1, 2024 - Distinctive nose but harsh on the palate.
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Bottle Dog Likes this wine: 94 points
December 10, 2023 - Dark ruby red. After 5 hours of double decant, the nose has become rich and dark and forest floor. On the palate, fruits become more front and centre, with loads of plum jam. Velvety smooth tannins. Good backbone, and some tautness on the acidity. Lovely lingering flavour. Not overly complex, but some interesting notes for sure. This is only going to improve from here, but is delightful to drink right now.
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AGELVIS Likes this wine: 94 points
October 8, 2023 - Two hour decant. Deep dark magenta color. Black cherry, cassis, pound cake, and subtle thyme. Dry palate, with nice acidity. Firm, yet plush tannins on the medium long+ finish.
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Geerath wrote: 92 points
June 30, 2023 - Nose of bramble, damson plum, violets, licorice, dried tea. More simplistic palate with a mix of red and dark fruits, spicy, the wine is very silky. Tannins are medium and whole mouth. Acid is medium but balanced, perhaps more noticeable prickle forward (tip) on the tongue. Despite its midweight savoury balance it’s still more new world leaning to me. Easy to drink now. 92-93
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/18/2022 (link)(Ch Fonplégade St-Émilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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September 2021, 9/1/2021 (link)(Château Fonplégade St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(Chateau Fonplegade) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(Fonplégade Fonplégade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Definitely Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(Fonplégade Fonplégade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/21/2021 (link)(Château Fonplégade St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux in bottle 2018, 11/10/2020 (link)(Château Fonplégade, St-Émilion, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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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.
Vinous
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019), 11/1/2019 (link)(Fonplégade Fonplégade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JebDunnuck.com
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau Fonplegade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Decanter
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 St-Émilion Part 2, 4/3/2019 (link)(Château Fonplégade, St-Émilion, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Vinous
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(Fonplégade Fonplégade Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Winedoctor
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Fonplégade St Emilion Red) Subscribe to see review text.
JamesSuckling.com
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By James Suckling
3/29/2019 (link)(Château Fonplégade St.-Emilion, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- 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 3277038405092, 3448821903532, 3550871219577, 3700266221887, 400000120584, 639737965513
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 27 (2%)
- In Cellars 1,039 (84%)
- Consumed 164 (13%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 7 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Fonplégade
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationSt. Émilion Grand Cru
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