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Chateau Fontenil

2016
Country
France
Region
Bordeaux
Appellation
Fronsac
UPC
3760137221163
Red Wine
Verified Stock
1628-16
Product Ratings
Jeb Dunnuck 90+pt

The home terroir of famed consultant Michel Rolland, the 2016 Château Fontenil sports a vivid purple color to go with impressive amounts of plum and currant fruits as well as loads of tobacco leaf, cedar pencil shavings, and camphor. Medium to full-bodied, with terrific elegance and purity, it shines for its balance and is very much in the style of the 2016 vintage.

by Jeb Dunnuck, 2019
James Suckling 93pt

Extremely perfumed and bright with raspberry, currant and dried-flower character. Full-bodied, yet soft and velvety with a flavorful finish. Already gorgeous.

by James Suckling, 2019
Wine Advocate 91+pt

The 2016 Fontenil is medium to deep garnet-purple colored and gives up exuberant red cherries, black raspberries, wild blueberries and cinnamon stick scents with hints of wild sage and forest floor. Medium-bodied, refreshing and wonderfully elegant, it has beautiful vibrancy and a perfumed finish.

by Wine Advocate, 2018