Château Fontenil 2022 – Fronsac

Château Fontenil 2022 – Fronsac

The nose is elegant, racy and offers power, concentration and a nice balance throughout. We find notes of pulpy blackberry, toasted and slight notes of fleshy/pulpy strawberry associated with touches of crushed small fruits as well as hints of spices (nutmeg, etc.), pepper, fine hints of violet, sense of place (terroir / local biotope) as…

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Château Hervé Laroque 2022 – Fronsac

Château Hervé Laroque 2022 – Fronsac

The nose is fruity and offers a certain concentration as well as a little power. It reveals notes of crushed cassis, small concentrated fruits and small notes of small crushed red fruits associated with touches of liquorice stick as well as a hint of racy minerality and a discreet hint of warm local grove. The…

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Château Les Trois Croix 2022 – Fronsac

Château Les Trois Croix 2022 – Fronsac

The nose is fruity and offers a little creaminess, harmony, a slight power, a certain concentration and intensity. It expresses notes of creamy blackberry, small pulpy blue fruits and more slightly – star anise, associated with a touch of cubeb pepper and has a discreet hint of sense of place. The palate is fruity and…

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Château La Croix 2022 – Fronsac

Château La Croix 2022 – Fronsac

The nose is spicy, a little tight and offers some power. It expresses notes of wild blackberry, fresh pepper and more slightly – clove, associated with touches of lily and a fine, almost iodized hint. The palate is fruity and offers juiciness, smoothness, a little fat, a fine softness. It expresses notes of juicy/pulpy blackberry,…

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Château Moulin Haut-Laroque 2022 – Fronsac

Château Moulin Haut-Laroque 2022 – Fronsac

The nose is fruity, nicely racy limestone and offers depth, power, delicacy, a nice delicate infusion side as well as a multi-layered side. A nice finesse and intensity of the grain. It reveals notes of bright boysenberry and small pulpy/bright black fruits associated with touches of star anise, roasted strawberry as well as hints of…

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Château Carlmagnus 2022 – Fronsac

Château Carlmagnus 2022 – Fronsac

The nose has a lovely freshness with intensity and depth as well as a nice little spicy side. We have notes of boysenberry, bright blackcurrant and slight notes of fresh pepper associated with touches of sense of place as well as hints of camphor, graphite and vanilla. The palate is nicely carried out with freshness…

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Château La Dauphine 2022 – Fronsac

Château La Dauphine 2022 – Fronsac

The nose is fresh, fruity, precise, straight and tense. We perceive a nice velvety textured side of the grain in finesse with power and elegance. We have notes of crushed blackberries, small, fairly ripe black berries and slight notes of pepper associated with touches of crushed raspberries, bright pulpy blueberries as well as hints of…

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Château La Vieille Cure 2022 – Fronsac

Château La Vieille Cure 2022 – Fronsac

The nose is fruity, ripe with a certain intensity, power and finesse. There is an incisive and fine side to its grain with racy freshness. We have a delicate floral side and a fine-infused side. We have notes of creamy blackcurrant, fresh blackberries and more slightly of wild strawberries, flowers associated with a sense of…

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Château La Vieille Croix 2021 – Fronsac

Château La Vieille Croix 2021 – Fronsac

The nose is fruity and reveals a fine richness/creaminess, red fruit with hints of lily, vanilla, crushed boysenberry and a subtle hint of graphite and an imperceptible hint of sense of place/grey pepper. The palate is fruity, tight and shows minerality, freshness, juiciness and creaminess. On the palate this wine expresses notes of pulpy/creamy raspberry,…

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Grand Vin de Château Villars 2021 – Fronsac

Grand Vin de Château Villars 2021 – Fronsac

The nose is fruity, fresh and offers good definition. There are notes of pulpy/juicy blackcurrant, juicy blackberry and, more slightly, violet plum, combined with a fine touch of fresh strawberry, as well as hints of graphite, tonka bean and a discreet touch of toastiness. The palate is fruity and reveals a lovely acidic backbone, minerality,…

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