Chateau Fonplegade Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2012
Country
France
bottle size
750 ml
Wine Type
Red Wine
Wine Region
Bordeaux, Bordeaux - St. Emilion
Grape Variety
Merlot
vintage
2012 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Alcohol
14%
characteristics
Body
Full
Full
Full
Acidity
High
High
High
Tannin
High
High
High
2012 [**VINTAGE MAY CHANGE]
Product Description
The Vintage 2012 Chateau Fonplegade a major success for the vintage, possesses a dense purple color with sweet blueberry, black raspberry with a hint of spring flowers, sweet tannins a medium to full bodied mouth feel, excellent fruit, texture, opulence and richness. Enlisted the services of world-renowned Oenologist Michel Rolland
Profile
Grape Blended
Merlot 95% and Cabernet Franc 5%
Palate
sweet tannins and soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Colour
Ruby red
Aroma
sweet blueberry, black raspberry with a hint of spring flowers.
Palate
sweet tannins and soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Wine Pairing
:Beef
:Lamb
:Hard Cheese
Product details
As our flagship wine, Château Fonplégade is the ultimate expression of our terroir. It is also a wine of impeccable balance, bringing together the finest attributes of our vineyard to create a complex and complete expression of Saint-Emilion winemaking. From our oldest vines grown in clay and limestone rich soils, Château Fonplégade gains its sophisticated signature minerality, as well as its sweet tannins and soft, velvety mouthfeel. Though our old-vine fruit forms the rich, compelling core of Château Fonplégade, a modest amount of grapes from somewhat younger vines is also incorporated in the blend, adding voluptuous black fruit notes and tannic structure. Château Fonplégade is aged for 18 to 24 months in 60% new French oak and 40% one-year-old cooperage.
Rating : 93 points Robert Parker, 90 points Wine Spectator, 91 points Wine Enthusiast 92 points James Suckling
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