【The descendant of one of the Four Heavenly Kings of Saint-Emilion, "Ausone"】【Drops of God Final Chapter Wine】
【Easily experience the style of a famous village】【Chateau Ausone same family】
【Jeb Dunnuck 93】【James Suckling 92】【Vinous 92】
【Wine Advocate 91】【Wine Enthusiast 91】【Vivino 4.0】
ZF251F Chateau de Fonbel St Emilion Grand Cru 2020
special price: $215/@
Discount price for three bottles: $198/@
Production area: France/Bordeaux/Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Grape variety: 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Carmenère
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Volume: 750ml
Tasting notes: Deep purple ruby color. Ripe currants, black currants, cherry jam, cream and icing cake are fragrant and aromatic, followed by a subtle hint of spices. The taste is smooth, with juicy berry flavors that are moderately sweet and sour, plus soft coffee and slowly emerging smoky and mineral aftertaste. This is a very delicate and elegant Saint-Emilion wine.
【Jeb Dunnuck 93】
This deep ruby-hued effort offers a terrific bouquet of red and black currants, leafy tobacco, sandalwood, and graphite, and it's medium to full-bodied, has a supple, elegant mouthfeel, ripe tannins, and outstanding length. It's surprisingly accessible yet is going to have 15 years of prime drinking, possibly more.
【James Suckling 92】
A juicy and fruity red with plums, ripe cherries and ash. Medium body. Delicious fruit and a soft and fruity finish.
【Vinous 92】
The 2020 De Fonbel is bright, punchy and bursting with fruit. Sweet floral accents lift a coreof red berry fruit in a soft, caressing Saint-Emilion that will drink well pretty much right out ofthe gate.
【Wine Advocate 91】
Fully 70% of the Vauthier family's 2020 Fonbel was aged in tank, and that no doubt helps to explain its appealing purity of fruit. Bursting with notes of cherries, berries, petals and anise, it's medium to full-bodied, lively and charming.
Chateau de Fonbel currently covers 16 hectares, with vineyards planted to 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 7% Petit Verdot and 3% Carmenere. It is worth mentioning that the winery rarely uses a large proportion of 7% of the land area to plant Petit Verdot in the Right Bank production area, and the Carmenere grape is the largest planting area in Bordeaux. The wine making is personally handled by father and daughter Alain Vauthier and Pauline Vauthier, and with the same brewing team from Ausone, the quality of the wine is guaranteed. The 2012 Chateau de Fonbel 2012 even appeared in the final chapter of the Japanese wine comic "Drop of God". It is known as the hidden version of the wine produced by the owner of Ausone from other vineyards. Its flavor is worth more than double the price. Moreover, the world's authoritative wine magazine "Decanter Magazine" also selected it as the "Trusted Merchants" among the best value wines (Great value wines) and is trustworthy and recommended! So this time I can taste the famous style at a super discounted price. If you miss it, you don’t know when you will get the chance again~
Chateau Ausone is located in the Saint-Emilion production area on the right bank of Bordeaux, France. It is one of only four Saint-Emilion Premier Grand Cru Classe A wineries in the production area. It is also one of the top wineries in Bordeaux. One of the eight famous villages. The winery's annual output is only about 20,000 bottles, which is less than the output of the wine king Petrus. The supply exceeds demand every year, so its value is extraordinary. Chateau Ausone has been owned by the Vauthier family for more than 300 years from the 17th century to the present. The famous wine critic Robert Parker said that the drinking period of high-quality Chateau Ausone wine can be as long as 50 to 100 years. He once said: If patience is not your virtue, then there is no point in buying a bottle of Ausone wine.
This time we will introduce Chateau de Fonbel, which belongs to the Vauthier family as Ausone. It has a long history. Grapes have been planted since ancient Rome. However, it is the modern period that made the winery shine. In 1971, after Alain Vauthier purchased the estate, he used the same brewing team and technology as Chateau Ausone's top wine, and even the vineyard management and farming methods were perfectly copied, hence the reputation of "Little Ausone".
