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Red
2018 Château Fontenil
Red Bordeaux Blend
- France
- Bordeaux
- Libournais
- Fronsac
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Community Tasting Notes 24
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mtaczak Likes this wine:
April 28, 2024 - Both modern and a little rustic, which gives it some good character. Looking forward to following the evolution over the next 10-15 years.
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Mimesis wrote:
November 5, 2023 - Michel Rolland says that this vintage will drink well in 2028. I should have read that before opening the bottle. It was pretty closed, even on the second day. Hold.
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redact_d Likes this wine: 92 points
June 30, 2023 - opaque, dark red
yum, berries, slight oak, alcohol
tum, fruit, not so bold or powerful
dry
medium-long, nice
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jbessen Likes this wine: 92 points
June 19, 2023 - Lovely
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Craig15 wrote: flawed
June 9, 2023 - Corked
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2018 Bordeaux From The Bottle, 3/11/2021 (link)(Chateau Fontenil) Subscribe to see review text.
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Bordeaux 2018: Not Back in Black (Mar 2021), 3/1/2021 (link)(Fontenil Fontenil Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
1/18/2021 (link)(Ch Fontenil Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
1/6/2021 (link)(Château Fontenil Fronsac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Neal Martin
The Future’s Not What It Was: Bordeaux 2018 (Nov 2019), 11/1/2019 (link)(Fontenil Fontenil Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Bordeaux Rising: The 2018s En Primeur, 5/1/2019 (link)(Chateau Fontenil Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 Smaller appellations, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Fontenil, Fronsac, Bordeaux, France, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Bordeaux 2018: Back in Black (Apr 2019), 4/1/2019 (link)(Fontenil Fontenil Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Chris Kissack
April 2019, 4/1/2019 (link)(Château Fontenil Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jane Anson
Bordeaux En Primeur 2018 Smaller appellations, 3/31/2019 (link)(Château Fontenil, Fronsac, Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Julia Harding, MW
3/31/2019 (link)(Ch Fontenil Fronsac Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By James Suckling
3/25/2019 (link)(Château Fontenil Fronsac, Red, France) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- 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 087752028018, 3760137221187
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 60 (7%)
- In Cellars 660 (75%)
- Consumed 162 (18%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
93% Like It 15 votes
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- ProducerChâteau Fontenil
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryFrance
- RegionBordeaux
- SubRegionLibournais
- AppellationFronsac
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