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2010 Château Fonplégade St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2010
Château Fonplégade  (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
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Continuing to flesh out, the wine is rich, concentrated and fresh, with depth of flavor, silky, dark plums and licorice galore. A few more years will make this even better!

Continuing to flesh out, the wine is rich, concentrated and fresh, with depth of flavor, silky, dark plums and licorice galore. A few more years will make this even better!

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Slowly but surely, this keeps getting better and better. The color remains dark. Full bodied, rich, concentrated and complex, the licorice, truffle, floral and plum notes build in the mouth. If you like wines young, pop a cork, but it is almost primary. Else, wait another 5 years.

Slowly but surely, this keeps getting better and better. The color remains dark. Full bodied, rich, concentrated and complex, the licorice, truffle, floral and plum notes build in the mouth. If you like wines young, pop a cork, but it is almost primary. Else, wait another 5 years.

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Starting to close down, so this is not the best time to be tasting it. You will need to give it a few hours of air before the wine opens to deliver its mineral driven, plummy, smoke and licorice essence. The wine is structured to age and improve, but it feels like 5-10 years of cellaring are warranted.

Starting to close down, so this is not the best time to be tasting it. You will need to give it a few hours of air before the wine opens to deliver its mineral driven, plummy, smoke and licorice essence. The wine is structured to age and improve, but it feels like 5-10 years of cellaring are warranted.

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Lush, round and supple in texture, this rich, polished, fresh wine delivers a lot of clean, pure berries, licorice, stone and espresso beans. The tannins and ripe, polished and sweet, there is good freshness in the finish.

Lush, round and supple in texture, this rich, polished, fresh wine delivers a lot of clean, pure berries, licorice, stone and espresso beans. The tannins and ripe, polished and sweet, there is good freshness in the finish.

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Lush, round and supple in texture, this rich, polished, fresh wine delivers a lot of clean, pure berries, licorice, stone and espresso beans. The tannins and ripe, polished and sweet, there is good freshness in the finish.

Lush, round and supple in texture, this rich, polished, fresh wine delivers a lot of clean, pure berries, licorice, stone and espresso beans. The tannins and ripe, polished and sweet, there is good freshness in the finish.

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Sporting a new label, rich in color, licorice, truffle, black cherry and coffee scents couple with silky, rich, textures, round tannins and a mineral infused, long, fresh, ripe, black plum and spice filled finish.

Sporting a new label, rich in color, licorice, truffle, black cherry and coffee scents couple with silky, rich, textures, round tannins and a mineral infused, long, fresh, ripe, black plum and spice filled finish.

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Fonplegade From 91% Merlot 5 % Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 80% new oak, this is the first vintage for the new managing director Jean-Christophe Meyrou, who previously occupied the same position at Le Gay and La Violette in Pomerol. Malolactic finished in late March, the wine was just opening up when tasted. Licorice, spice, jammy berries and vanilla scents opened to a wine with medium/full body, round textures and a ripe licorice, spice and jammy berry finish. 89-91 Pts

Fonplegade From 91% Merlot 5 % Cabernet Franc, 4% Cabernet Sauvignon and aged in 80% new oak, this is the first vintage for the new managing director Jean-Christophe Meyrou, who previously occupied the same position at Le Gay and La Violette in Pomerol. Malolactic finished in late March, the wine was just opening up when tasted. Licorice, spice, jammy berries and vanilla scents opened to a wine with medium/full body, round textures and a ripe licorice, spice and jammy berry finish. 89-91 Pts

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When to Drink Chateau Fonplegade, Anticipated Maturity, Decanting Time

Chateau Fonplegade is much better with at least 10-15 years of aging in good vintages. Young vintages can be decanted for 2-3 hours or more.

This allows the wine to soften and open its perfume. Older vintages might need very little decanting, just enough to remove the sediment. Chateau Fonplegade offers its best drinking and should reach peak maturity between 10-30 years of age after the vintage.

Serving Chateau Fonplegade with Wine and Food Pairings

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

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

The Adams family also owns vineyards in Napa Valley, located on Howell Mountain. They produce a California Cabernet Sauvignon-based wine and Sauvignon Blanc which are sold under the name of ADAMVS.

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