Château Fontenil
Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend

Red Bordeaux Blend
Top Notes For
Poured Bdx and Napa for some novices, to demonstrate stylistic differences. Wasn’t a fair comparison, per varietals and age, but directionally right nonetheless. This was showed very well IMO. Nice complexity and still plenty of structure for aging. I gave it 8 hours of slow ox.
Poured Bdx and Napa for some novices, to demonstrate stylistic differences. Wasn’t a fair comparison, per varietals and age, but directionally right nonetheless. This was showed very well IMO. Nice complexity and still plenty of structure for aging. I gave it 8 hours of slow ox.
1 person found it helpfulAug 5th, 2018Give it 30m in a decanter and you'll be rewarded.
Give it 30m in a decanter and you'll be rewarded.
1 person found it helpfulMay 20th, 2017Fig, black cherry blackberry tones. Beautiful wine
Fig, black cherry blackberry tones. Beautiful wine
1 person found it helpfulFeb 14th, 2017Wine #6: Now we're getting somewhere. Typical Rolland traits. Lots of extraction, delicious wine.
Wine #6: Now we're getting somewhere. Typical Rolland traits. Lots of extraction, delicious wine.
1 person found it helpfulMay 2nd, 2016Excellent QPR! Great vintage and maker definitely helped, but I was very impressed with this. Well balanced with good dark cherry fruit. I would say a nice mix of Bordeaux and Napa. Paired nicely with pork loin and cheese perogies.
Excellent QPR! Great vintage and maker definitely helped, but I was very impressed with this. Well balanced with good dark cherry fruit. I would say a nice mix of Bordeaux and Napa. Paired nicely with pork loin and cheese perogies.
Nov 27th, 2019Wegmans $35. Also had it at Club Med but it was a later vintage and not as good.
Wegmans $35. Also had it at Club Med but it was a later vintage and not as good.
Mar 14th, 2016