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Château Fombrauge
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2023
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Black cherries, flowers, chocolate covered plums , smoke, espresso, licorice and cherries create the perfume. The fruits are ripe, sweet, forward, and juicy with touches of chocolate, black raspberries, and cherries on the mid-palate, and in the finish. This should offer pleasure almost on release. The wine blends 90% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2040. 92-94 Pts. 996 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
2022
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Flowers, leafy herbs, chocolate covered plums, espresso, licorice and cherries create the perfume. Medium/full-bodied, round, and polished, the wine is already showing its layers of black cherries, and chocolate coated blackberries on the mid-palate and in the long, fruit-filled, polished finish. With its lush style, this will be approachable on release. The wine blends 71% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2023-2042. 92-94 Pts. 4,159 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
2021
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Espresso, cocoa, black cherries and mint open the wine. On the palate, the wine is round, soft, creamy and open, with sweetness to the fruit that carries from start to finish. The oak has integrated nicely into the wine. Drink from 2024-2037. 619 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2024 |
2020
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Ripe, round, lush forward and fruity, the wine is packed with chocolately, plums, espresso and licorice from top to bottom. The rich, concentrated, layers of plush, polished fruits linger on your palate which is a good thing, as they are delicious. Drink from 2023-2040. 2,675 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
2019
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Deeply colored, with little effort you find roses. chocolate, licorice, smoke, espresso cherries and black plums. Lush, round, soft and polished, there is freshness and length in the fruit-packed, chewy finish. The wine blends ,90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 3,379 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Dark in color with a blast of licorice, forest leaf, herbs, espresso and plums get you going. Rich, round, fruity, with layers of ripe, lusciously textured dark plums, licorice and smoke, all topped off with cocoa, the wine was made from blending 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 90-92 Pts 2,775 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
2018
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Smoky, with a strong dose of licorice, espresso, chocolate fudge, black cherry and plum, this is a concentrated, full-bodied, rich, supple textured wine with layers of ripe, juicy, mouth-filling fruits. Give it at least a few years in the cellar for the oak to better integrate. The wine was made from blending 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 5,184 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Clearly the most concentrated vintage of Fombrauge ever produced, the wine is round, supple, sweet and charming. The fruit offers freshness with licorice, smoke and just an accent of cocoa. The amount of oak used to age the wine has been dramatically reduced. The wine was made from blending 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and is aging in 40% new, French oak barrels. 91-93 Pts 6,311 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
2017
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Forward, soft, round and on the fresh side, this wine offers sweet, black cherries, licorice and dark chocolate. Made from a blend of 93% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, there is a bittersweet, cacao overtone floating in the juicy, red plum finish, adding more richness on the palate. 4,537 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
Château Fombrauge Harmonie de Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Black raspberry jam, licorice and espresso are the key to the character here. Medium bodied, round and forward, this will offer delicious, ripe, fruity, black raspberry and red plum qualities with sweetness on release. 1,026 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2016
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Drinking just great today, the wine is lush, round, ripe, forward, concentrated, and easily focuses you on its chocolate-covered, black cherries, espresso, and licorice nose, and palate. 4,498 Views Tasted Sep 3, 2021Smoke, licorice, incense and ripe red fruits let you know you are in for a treat. The wine is round, spicy, lush, polished, sweet and silky, with a chocolate covered cherry and licorice finish. Drink this now, or age it for 5 years, drinking it over the following decade. 5,031 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Round, forward, soft, lush and polished in character, there is a sense freshness that keeps the wine on its feet, allowing the black cherry, cocoa, licorice, smoke and espresso filled wine to stand out in a crowd. 6,035 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Forward, round and easy to drink, this wine displays its licorice, black cherry, smoke and espresso with ease. 5,216 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
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. 4,896 Views Tasted May 21, 2018Forward, soft, silky and lush, the wine shows off with its espresso, dark chocolate, licorice and ripe, fleshy, sweet, round black cherries with just a swirl. This is the best vintage Fombrauge has ever produced! 4,858 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2018Already open and easy to drink, this forward, lush, round textured wine shows off with its espresso, dark chocolate, licorice and ripe, black cherry character with ease. 5,316 Views Tasted Nov 22, 2017Spice box, flowers, licorice, smoke and black raspberries create the nose. In the mouth, this wine is supple, flashy and round, with loads of spicy, smoky, dark red fruits and espresso beans that carry through. 4,971 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2016 |
2014
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
A licorice and black cherry-filled wine with a round, forward character and a slightly oaky finish. 88-90 Pts 3,756 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2015 |
Showing just great today. The wine is fresh, bright and crisp with a racy edge to the yellow citrus and honeysuckle. 1,521 Views Tasted Sep 15, 2020 |
2013
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
The smoky, licorice and jammy berry nose leads to a forward, medium-bodied, short finish with fresh red berries. 87-89 Pts 3,300 Views Tasted Apr 28, 2014 |
2012
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Packed with licorice, black cherry, cocoa, coffee bean and lush textures, this round, fat, forward styled wine delivers a fleshy, chocolate covered black cherry finish. 90-92 Pts 4,695 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
2011
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Light and forward, with an earthy, cherry and oak entry, this will be drinkable on release. 4,248 Views Tasted Nov 17, 2013Coffee, licorice, smoke, black raspberry and truffle scents lead to a soft, medium bodied wine ending with a cocoa covered black cherry finish. 88-91 Pts 4,617 Views Tasted Mar 16, 2012 |
2010
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Chocolate covered cherries, coffee and licorice sticks create the aromatics. Round, sweet and oaky, give this a few years in the cellar to allow the wood to better integrate. 90 6,224 Views Tasted May 7, 2013Minerals, coffee, cassis and spice aromas open to a medium bodied wine, elegant textures and a dark berry, cassis and fennel finish that was slightly marred by a hint of tartness. 89-91 Pts 6,780 Views Tasted Mar 14, 2011 |
2009
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
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. 3,478 Views Tasted Sep 20, 2019A 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. 5,771 Views Tasted Aug 27, 2014 |
2008
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Licorice, truffle, cocoa, black cherry and coconut aromas, soft, round, polished textures and an open, medium bodied, fennel, chocolate, plum finish are what you'll find in this well-priced St. Emilion wine. 3,595 Views Tasted Mar 12, 2012Light ruby in color with coffee, herbs and cherry aromas, this medium bodied wine finishes with an oaky, cherry finish with hints of green flavors. Drink this on the young side. 3,558 Views Tasted Mar 11, 2011 |
2007
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Fully mature, medium bodied, with a truffle, licorice, herb and black cherry personality, this requires drinking sooner than later. 3,457 Views Tasted Nov 30, 2014 |
2006
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Licorice, stone, smoke, soil and plum aromas lead to a medium bodied wine. In the mouth, there is a dryness to the palate, with some hints of green olives in the red berry finish. Perhaps time will help the wine. 3,856 Views Tasted Aug 2, 2013 |
2005
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Smooth and soft, this medium bodied, round textures wine is open, and ready for drinking with a blast of oak, licorice, cocoa and cherries in the finish. 3,840 Views Tasted Jun 28, 2015Smoky red berries, black raspberry and licorice make up the perfume. Still young, the fresh, soft, cherry dominated wine has some tannin to resolve. Give it a few more years in the cellar before opening a bottle. 3,725 Views Tasted Aug 3, 2013Still young, with good color, the wine required air and coaxing before the licorice, jammy black raspberry, black cherry, coffee, cocoa and spice scents emerged. From an assemblage of 77% Merlot, 14% Cabernet Franc and 9% Cabernet Sauvignon, this full bodied, supple textured, St. Emilion wine demands a few more years of bottle age. 5,203 Views Tasted Oct 16, 2011 |
2003
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Medium bodied, oaky, with a licorice, jam and black cherry personality, this is past its best years and requires consumption. 3,487 Views Tasted Dec 18, 2013 |
2000
Château Fombrauge (St. Émilion Grand Cru)
Fully mature, this open, round, supple textured wine is filled with sweet, ripe, jammy berries, earth, cocoa, fennel, espresso, smoke and black cherries. 3,829 Views Tasted May 19, 2013 |