Chateau Fonroque St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe AOC 2018

Name: Chateau Fonroque St.-Emilion Grand Cru Classe AOC 2018
Brand: Chateau Fonroque
SKU: DMGFONROQUE1
Price: 182.5 AUD
Availability: InStock

$182.50 ~~$192.11~~

$173.38 - Save 5% with 6 bottle case

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About this Wine

The Château de Fonroque Grand Cru Classé St.-Émilion from the Bordeaux pens shows a dense purple color in the wine glass. When swirling the wine glass, this red wine reveals a high viscosity, which shows in church windows at the edge of the glass. In the glass, this red wine from Château Fonroque presents aromas of sour cherries and plums, complemented by toasted wood. This red wine from Château Fonroque is perfect for people who would prefer 0.0 grams of sugar in their wine. Château de Fonroque Grand Cru Classé St.-Émilion already comes very close to that, having been pressed with just 0.7 grams of residual sugar. On the tongue, this powerful red wine is characterized by an incredibly velvety texture. The fruit acidity of Château de Fonroque Grand Cru Classé St.-Émilion is strikingly restrained and makes this wine wonderfully smooth. In the finish, this very storable red wine from the wine-growing region of Bordeaux finally inspires with considerable length. Once again, hints of plum and sour cherry show through.

Type	Red Wine
Varietal(s)	Merlot Cabernet Franc
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Appellation	Saint Emilion Grand Cru
Brand	Chateau Fonroque
Vintage	2018

Wines from Bordeaux

Bordeaux is in the south west of France and is one of the most famous wine regions in the world. It is the largest wine producing region in France, the vast majority being red wines. While it does make large quantities of everyday table wine, outside of Europe, it is mostly noted for producing some of the most expensive and prestigious wines in the world.

The Garonne and Dordogne rivers run through the region and together naturally irrigate the land while the soils are rich in calcium owing to their limestone content. These two rivers connect and run through to the Atlantic Ocean splitting Bordeaux into 3 distinct parts. We have the left bank, the right bank, and the area between the two rivers called Entre-Deux-Mers.

While in Australia we often see straight Shiraz, Cabernet or Merlots, Bordeaux does not generally produce red wine without blending. The “Bordeaux Blend” is one of the most classic and popular styles of red wine that has spread throughout France as well as throughout the New World.

On the left bank, typical top-quality blends are 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc and 15% Merlot. On the right bank top quality blends are typically made of 70% Merlot, 15% Cabernet Franc and 15% Cabernet Sauvignon.

In general you can expect red wines from Bordeaux to taste more earthy in flavour compared to those from the New World wine regions that tend to be more fruit flavour driven.