Château de la Huste

Fronsac Red Bordeaux Blend

8.8276 ratings
8.811 pro ratings
Fronsac, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
Red Bordeaux Blend
Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, White Rice, Mushrooms, Pasta, Pork, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Lamb, Tomato-Based, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Beef, Hard Cheese, Venison
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Byron C Mayes

Classic Fronsac nose and palate of dark red fruit and graphite with good grippy tannins, if a wee bit overboard with the new oak for my tastes. Still, an excellent value at 10 bucks a half bottle and perfect for the train.

Classic Fronsac nose and palate of dark red fruit and graphite with good grippy tannins, if a wee bit overboard with the new oak for my tastes. Still, an excellent value at 10 bucks a half bottle and perfect for the train.

3 people found it helpfulSep 16th, 2014
Bryan Hopkins

Blueberry and cherry yielding to leather and tobacco

Blueberry and cherry yielding to leather and tobacco

1 person found it helpfulMar 3rd, 2019
Matt Trader

Buy this up. It doesn't get better for $20. Incredible value, and will see another 10 years at least, and in the world of 2015 Bordeaux so far, none are cheap. Black plum skin, black cherries, graphite, chalky mineral, tobacco, black licorice, bell pepper, mocha; tannins finely integrated, and focused in the wine, with medium body and already showing promise.

Buy this up. It doesn't get better for $20. Incredible value, and will see another 10 years at least, and in the world of 2015 Bordeaux so far, none are cheap. Black plum skin, black cherries, graphite, chalky mineral, tobacco, black licorice, bell pepper, mocha; tannins finely integrated, and focused in the wine, with medium body and already showing promise.

1 person found it helpfulDec 14th, 2017
Michael Callahan

Full body. Terroir influence. Mushroom. Dark fruit on palate. Forrest floor. Granite red to purple. 7.5

Full body. Terroir influence. Mushroom. Dark fruit on palate. Forrest floor. Granite red to purple. 7.5

1 person found it helpfulSep 15th, 2014
Ivonne Nill

Medium bodied, zingy acidity, simple primary fruit, slightly astringent tannins. Doesn't really taste like a 2009, but pleasant if not earth shattering.

Medium bodied, zingy acidity, simple primary fruit, slightly astringent tannins. Doesn't really taste like a 2009, but pleasant if not earth shattering.

May 11th, 2015
Natrone Means Business

Seriously Total Wine, how dare you gouge people on this wine! If you think Merlot doesn't have "umph," you NEED this wine! Oh yeah, I sell it for $16.99, not $25.

Seriously Total Wine, how dare you gouge people on this wine! If you think Merlot doesn't have "umph," you NEED this wine! Oh yeah, I sell it for $16.99, not $25.

Feb 1st, 2015
Dimitri Fedotov, C.S.

Sommelier Osteria 177

8.7

Black cherry, wash. apple's oxidized skin, not fully ripe black plum. Veggies, dirt, kale, water cress.

Black cherry, wash. apple's oxidized skin, not fully ripe black plum. Veggies, dirt, kale, water cress.

Jul 15th, 2014
Rob Landsness

Brand Ambassador/Agent Jeffrey Davis Signature Selections

8.6

In Bordeaux tasting the 2013's with Jeffrey Davies and James Suckling...

In Bordeaux tasting the 2013's with Jeffrey Davies and James Suckling...

Mar 29th, 2014
Saman Hosseini

Writer Maison Abattoir

8.9

Warm black fruit, with black tea and tobacco notes, packed with charcoal on the backbone. Silky despite its youth/grip.

Warm black fruit, with black tea and tobacco notes, packed with charcoal on the backbone. Silky despite its youth/grip.

Jul 31st, 2013
Paul Masson

Saranty imports.

Saranty imports.

Apr 6th, 2013