Lean and drying, but with good acidity and structure. Animal notes emerge on day 2.
Lean and drying, but with good acidity and structure. Animal notes emerge on day 2.
Mar 6th, 2019
Spending Valentine's Day with a big boy. No, Cara hasn't undergone some major change. Rather, this Fontenil packs a punch... black and blue (fruit that is). An overt and tasty offering from Michel Rolland.
Spending Valentine's Day with a big boy. No, Cara hasn't undergone some major change. Rather, this Fontenil packs a punch... black and blue (fruit that is). An overt and tasty offering from Michel Rolland.
Feb 15th, 2018
Tart, plush blueberries, chocolate and med + acid. Slight earth, but certainly earth driven. Some oak appreciated on the nose. Opened up over hours.
Tart, plush blueberries, chocolate and med + acid. Slight earth, but certainly earth driven. Some oak appreciated on the nose. Opened up over hours.
Nov 24th, 20172011 might not be the most favored of vintages but I'm finding them really drinkable right now. This is a very aromatic wine with herbs and good depth.
2011 might not be the most favored of vintages but I'm finding them really drinkable right now. This is a very aromatic wine with herbs and good depth.
Sep 7th, 2017
violets, damson, fig, black cherry, blackberry, spice cake & cigar box ~ rich soft licorice tannins
violets, damson, fig, black cherry, blackberry, spice cake & cigar box ~ rich soft licorice tannins
2 people found it helpfulJan 26th, 2016
Medium plus ruby. Prunes, blueberry, smoke, spices, fine tannins. Medium plus acidity, medium sugar
Medium plus ruby. Prunes, blueberry, smoke, spices, fine tannins. Medium plus acidity, medium sugar
2 people found it helpfulJan 20th, 2016
Outstanding effort from a challenging vintage. The "cool" clay soils of Fronsac prevailed in this scorchingly, hot, dry year.
Outstanding effort from a challenging vintage. The "cool" clay soils of Fronsac prevailed in this scorchingly, hot, dry year.
2 people found it helpfulMay 23rd, 2015
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, 2017
Fig, black cherry blackberry tones. Beautiful wine
Fig, black cherry blackberry tones. Beautiful wine
1 person found it helpfulFeb 14th, 2017
Fronsac, Libournais, Bordeaux, France
