2022 Château Fonplégade

Community Tasting Notes (3) Avg Score: 94.5 points

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  5/8/2023 - Jeff Leve wrote: 95 Points

  Initially you notice flowers, and crushed rocks before moving on to all the black raspberries, licorice, cherries, and background note of orange blossoms in the perfume. On the medium-bodied palate, the wine is soft, pure, and fresh, with a sweetness to the fruits, silkiness to the tannins and a touch of chocolate-mint, sea salt and espresso in the endnote. Made from a blend of 85% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% ABV, pH 3.7. The harvest took place September 12 - September 26. Yields were 35 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2026-2047. 94-96 Pts.

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  5/1/2023 - vvWine.ch wrote: 94 Points

  94 vvPunkte / (85% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc, Ausbau in zu 50% Neuholz, 30% gebrauchten Barriques sowie je 10% in Beton-Eiern und Amphoren) Ein zarter Duft nach Himbeeren und Kräutertee, dazu kommen viele Veilchen, das Holz hält sich dezent im Hintergrund. Im Auftakt fruchtig, fast harmlos, viel süsse Frucht, top verpackter Gerbstoff, hier ist alles an seinem Platz, die Säure stützt, der Alkohol überbordet nicht, wunderbare Länge und ein rotfruchtig-würziges Finale. Sehr lang und vermutlich der beste, je verkostete Fonplegade. (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2023 / AGCCSE / Château Dassault) #primeurs22 www.vvWine.ch

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  4/23/2023 - chatters wrote:

  En Primeur campaign for the 2022 vintage Day Two (Bordeaux): Red currant, a little volatile note, red plums, savoury spice, medium plus intensity acidity but with quite dilute red hued fruits, softly textured though woody flavoured drying tannins, it's a bit 'skinny' in this line up…interesting to try this alone. Hmm

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