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Chateau Fombrauge, Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, 2019

Red Wine from Bordeaux, France
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Antonio Galloni

94 points

"The 2019 Fombrauge is one of the best wines I have tasted from this property in some time. It shows all the richness that is typical of Bernard Magrez's style but with less heaviness and a good deal of aromatic presence that helps balance things out. Sweet dark cherry, chocolate, leather, licorice and mocha build into the resonant, super-expressive finish. The 2019 is a classy Fombrauge."

Robert Parker

90 points

"The 2019 Fombrauge exhibits rich aromas of cherries, dark chocolate, plum preserve, licorice and new oak, followed by a full-bodied, rich and fleshy palate that's soft and fleshy, with a sweet core of fruit, ripe acids and rich, powdery tannins. This is a generous, front-loaded Saint-Émilion from Bernard Magrez." —William Kelley

Jancis Robinson

15 points

"Tasted blind. Very rich and chocolatey. Out to make a statement! Alcohol is a bit obvious too. Porty. Not my style…"

Decanter

92 points

"Full, rich and ripe nose. This is heady with great drive and definition, a full, bold style with tannins and mouth watering acidity taking the fore right now leaving some astringency on the palate still. There is generous and ripe fruit - cherries, figs, blackcurrants underneath the tannins and a lovely fresh mint tone as well as liquorice to it but it needs at least a few years to soften and integrate. The length is impressive and overall it's well structured suggesting a long life ahead. Drinking Window 2025 - 2038."

Wine Spectator

93 points

"This rolls through with a cashmere grace, offering cassis, steeped plum and blackberry purée flavors infused with black tea and incense notes. A late alder thread keeps this nicely grounded. Suave. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Best from 2023."

Wine Enthusiast

95 points

"While this wine is tightly structured, it also has plenty of generous black fruits that give succulent ripeness. The wine should certainly age well."

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More about Chateau Fombrauge

Fombrauge is Saint-Émilion on a big canvas: at close to 60 hectares it is one of the largest estates in the appellation, spread over clay-limestone slopes east of the town, around Saint-Christophe-des-Bardes.

It is an old property too. A sundial dated 1679 still stands in the courtyard, and the name is said to come from fons brogier, a spring ringed by heather and brush. In 1936 the Bygodt family modernized the cellars, among the first in Saint-Émilion to do so. They sold in 1987 to Hans Just, a Danish wine merchant house, and in 1999 the estate was bought by Bernard Magrez, owner of Château Pape Clément in Pessac-Léognan, who raised its ambitions considerably and brought in Michel Rolland as consultant.

The vineyard is planted overwhelmingly to Merlot, with a little Cabernet Franc, on clay, limestone and sandstone. After a cold soak, the grapes ferment in a mix of oak, cement and steel vats, and the wine ages for 16 to 18 months in French barrels, a good share of them new. The second wine is Prélude de Fombrauge. Expect modern, generous Saint-Émilion: ripe dark fruit, a plush texture and enough structure to age gracefully for a decade or more.

Wine Details

  • Vintage

    2019

  • Size

    750ml

  • Farming Practice

    Traditional

  • Style

    Elegant

  • Sweetness

    Dry

  • Body

    Full Bodied

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