2009 Château Fombrauge St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2009 Château Fombrauge  (St. Émilion Grand Cru) 91 Fully mature, the wine is soft, round, fruity, smoky and easy to like. Lushly textured deep red fruits with a hit of espresso, earth, licorice and cocoa create the finish. You can enjoy this now for pleasure. Fully mature, the wine is soft, round, fruity, smoky and easy to like. Lushly textured deep red fruits with a hit of espresso, earth, licorice and cocoa create the finish. You can enjoy this now for pleasure. 3,441 Views   Tasted Sep 20, 2019  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to A really nice wine here. Popped and poured late into the evening, the wine has an open, forward, corpulent, ripe, juicy personality. Lots of licorice, chocolate covered black raspberries, vanilla bean and plum. Drink it now for its hedonistic qualities, or age it for secondary characteristics. Produced from a blend of A blend of 77% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, from low yields of 27 hectoliters per hectare, the wine reached 15% ABV and does not display any sensation of heat. This is the best wine I've yet tasted from Fombrauge. A really nice wine here. Popped and poured late into the evening, the wine has an open, forward, corpulent, ripe, juicy personality. Lots of licorice, chocolate covered black raspberries, vanilla bean and plum. Drink it now for its hedonistic qualities, or age it for secondary characteristics. Produced from a blend of A blend of 77% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, from low yields of 27 hectoliters per hectare, the wine reached 15% ABV and does not display any sensation of heat. This is the best wine I've yet tasted from Fombrauge. 5,747 Views   Tasted Aug 27, 2014

When to Drink Chateau Fombrauge, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Fombrauge is better with at least 4-6 years of bottle age. Of course, that can vary slightly, depending on the vintage. Chateau Fombrauge is best enjoyed in the first 5-20 years of life.

Young vintages can be decanted for about 1 hour or so. This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment.

Serving Chateau Fombrauge with Wine and Food Pairings

Chateau Fombrauge is best served at 15.5 degrees Celsius, 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The cool, almost cellar temperature gives the wine more freshness and lift. Chateau Fombrauge is best paired with all types of classic meat dishes, veal, pork, beef, lamb, duck, game, roast chicken, roasted, braised, and grilled dishes.

Chateau Fombrauge is also good when matched with Asian dishes, rich fish courses like tuna, mushrooms, and pasta.

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