Chateau Fombrauge St-Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2015

"Powerful and rich ... Raspberry jam, mocha, espresso, rose petal and spice" - Antonio Galloni

Anmeldelser af Château Fombrauge St-Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2015

95/100 Wine Enthusiast
“Chocolate and ripe berry flavors give the wine a full, opulent character. It has some rich, sweet tannins that fill out the bountiful fruits. The wine is in a style that takes full advantage of the quality of the vintage.”

94/100 James Suckling
”A vivid and bright red with plum and spice plus hints of cedar and sandalwood. Medium to full body, silky tannins and a flavorful finish. The plush tannins to this give it weight and opulence.”

92/00 Robert Parker
“Medium to deep garnet-purple in color, the 2015 Fombrauge offers up aromas of baked berries, dried mulberries and preserved plums with touches of Indian spices and game. Medium to full-bodied with loads of expressive fruit, it has firm, grainy tannins and finishes with a lively lift.”

92/100 Antonio Galloni, Vinous
“Succulent red cherry, mint and rose petal give the wine an attractive upper register and a good deal of freshness to balance the overt fruit. Powerful and rich, the 2015 has quite a bit to offer. Raspberry jam, mocha, espresso, rose petal and spice add the closing shades of nuance.”

92/100 Falstaff

92/100 Decanter
“Fombrauge is the biggest estate in the St-Émilion appellation, although other estates are increasingly giving it a run for its money. Magrez has stripped back his winemaking style in many of his châteaux, but still seems to let rip a little here. This is rich in black fruits, fully charged, punching both fruit and oak at the same time.”

91/100 Wine Spectator 
“Gently steeped plum and black currant fruit melds with a smoldering charcoal note, while hints of bay leaf, tobacco and warm cast iron lurk. Offers a rounded, energetic structure, as a loamy echo lingers at the very end. A bit fresher than previous vintages.”

91/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
“The wine easily shows of its nose of espresso, dark chocolate, licorice and ripe, fleshy, sweet, round black cherries. Richly textured on the palate, the wine leaves you with sweet, soft, polished, ripe, red fruits.”

 

Bag om Château Fombrauge

Dette historiske vinslot, hvor der har været dyrket vin siden 1500-tallet, er opkaldt efter en tidligere ejer, parlamentarikeren Dumas de Fombrauge.

I perioden 1986-1998 var Fombrauge rent faktisk danskejet, men først da den velhavende vinkøbmand Bernard Magrez tog over i 1999, fik vinkvaliteten for alvor et løft. Bernard Magrez, som ejer op imod 40 vinslotte i Bordeaux, har en forkærlighed for at få underpræsterende slotte til at ”performe”.

Samarbejdet med ønologen Michel Rolland har været stærkt medvirkende til, at Fombrauge i 2012 blev forfremmet fra Grand Cru til Grand Cru Classé. Rutinemæssig ”grøn høst” er med til at holde høstudbyttet lavt og druekvaliteten høj. Der sorteres druer med hård hånd i vineriet, så kun ca. halvdelen af høsten finder vej til Fombrauges Grand Vin.

Siden år 2000 har Fombrauge fremstillet en kostbar og ofte flot anmeldt specialcuvée, Château Magrez Fombrauge.