Chateau Fonplégade St-Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2017 i trækasse

"94 points. Racy, silky, exceptionally polished Saint-Émilion." - Antonio Galloni
"94 points. The finish is long with ripe, salty, red berries and plenty of verve." Jeff Leve

Anmeldelser af Château Fonplégade Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé 2017

94/100 Vinous, Antonio Galloni
"The 2017 Fonplégade is classy, polished and simply impeccable in its balance. The Fonplégade is not a huge wine, but it has really gained in finesse over the course of its aging. Sweet red cherry, pomegranate, blood orange, mint and cinnamon add character to this racy, silky, exceptionally polished Saint-Émilion. Floral overtones add brightness to the finish."

94/100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
"Floral in nature, you\'ll also find licorice, spice box, sandalwood and plummy aromatics on the nose. On the palate, the wine is fresh with an intense mineral character. Once past the rocks and stones, the red fruits are sweet, bright, quite fresh and finesse driven. The finish is long with ripe, salty, red berries and plenty of verve. Made from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, the wine reached 14% alcohol with a pH of 3.45. The harvest took place September 13 to September 29."

94/100 Vert de Vin
"The nose is fleshy, gourmand and offers a fine richnness as well as a fine freshness/concentration. It reveals notes of boysenberry, fleshy raspberry and more slightly crushed cassis associated with touches of liquorice stick, lilac, chocolate and spices. The palate is fruity, well-balanced and offers a beautiful precision, a beautiful minerality, a good freshness, finesse, precision as well as gourmandize. On the palate this wine expresses notes of fleshy blackberry, fleshy raspberry and more slightly cassis cream associated with touches of red berries, vanilla, chocolate/tonka bean, subtle touches of sweet spices as well as fine hints of mild tobacco, caramelization and an imperceptible hint of lilac/lily (in the background). Tannins are slightly firm."

93+/100 Robert Parker
"Blended of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, the deep garnet-purple colored 2017 Fonplegade rolls out of the glass with pronounced notes of plum preserves, baked black cherries and mulberries plus hints of damp soil, cedar chest, new leather and fried herbs. Medium-bodied, the palate is soft-spoken and elegantly played with soft, well-managed tannins and lovely freshness, finishing earthy."

93/100 James Suckling
"Some smoky, graphite and gunflint notes here with tobacco and light beef bouillon, as well as red plums and dark cherries. The palate has a very smooth and plush bed of ripe tannin, carrying rich red-plum flavors, amid a chalky, layered tannin bed."

Om Château Fonplégade

Bag Chateau Fonplégade står amerikanske Denise og Stephen Adams, som desuden driver velrennomérede Chateau L'Enclos (Pomerol) samt det økologiske White Cottage Winery (Napa Valley). 

Flagskibet i porteføljen er Fonplégade, som Adams-familien siden 2004 har ført op i St.-Émilions 1. division. Beplantningstætheden er øget til 8.400 stokke pr hektar, og udbyttet sænket til 30 hl/ha. Røddernes skærpede kamp om vand og næringsstoffer sænker udbyttet - og højner druekvaliteten. 

De 19 hektar har været certificeret økologisk siden 2013, og en omlægning til biodynamik er undervejs. Vineriet er topmoderne, og der modtages ønologisk konsulentbistand fra Michel Rolland. 

Fonplégade nyder officiel status af Grand Cru Classé.