2022 Château Fonplégade St. Émilion Grand Cru Bordeaux France Wine Tasting Note

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2022 Château Fonplégade  (St. Émilion Grand Cru) 95 Flowers, oceanic influences, licorice, cherries, smoke, and underbrush pop in the nose. The palate is packed with ripe, salt-crusted, red, with black pit fruits, that serve up a spicy edge in the endnote. The wine blends 85% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc. Give it a few years of age and it will develop gorgeous complexities. Drink from 2027-2047. Flowers, oceanic influences, licorice, cherries, smoke, and underbrush pop in the nose. The palate is packed with ripe, salt-crusted, red, with black pit fruits, that serve up a spicy edge in the endnote. The wine blends 85% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc. Give it a few years of age and it will develop gorgeous complexities. Drink from 2027-2047. 315 Views   Tasted Mar 1, 2025  • Buy This Wine For The Lowest Price DOWNLOAD TASTING NOTE | Post to Initially you notice flowers, and crushed rocks before moving on to all the black raspberries, licorice, cherries, and background note of orange blossoms in the perfume. On the medium-bodied palate, the wine is soft, pure, and fresh, with a sweetness to the fruits, silkiness to the tannins and a touch of chocolate-mint, sea salt and espresso in the endnote. Made from a blend of 85% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% ABV, pH 3.7. The harvest took place September 12 - September 26. Yields were 35 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2026-2047. 94-96 Pts. Initially you notice flowers, and crushed rocks before moving on to all the black raspberries, licorice, cherries, and background note of orange blossoms in the perfume. On the medium-bodied palate, the wine is soft, pure, and fresh, with a sweetness to the fruits, silkiness to the tannins and a touch of chocolate-mint, sea salt and espresso in the endnote. Made from a blend of 85% Merlot, and 15% Cabernet Franc, 15% ABV, pH 3.7. The harvest took place September 12 - September 26. Yields were 35 hectoliters per hectare. Drink from 2026-2047. 94-96 Pts. 2,887 Views   Tasted May 8, 2023

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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