Appellations

Fombrauge 2022

St Emilion, Grand Cru

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Tasting Notes

The 2022 Fombrauge, which contains a healthy contribution of Cabernet Franc, has a delightful bouquet with pure blackberry and cassis scents. It's pretty floral with wilted iris flower aromas emerging with time. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and good concentration. It retains satisfying acidity on the finish, with a splash of soy on the aftertaste. Worth seeking out.

Score: 91 - 93 Neal Martin, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2045 Date: 16 May 2023

Luscious damson, grilled vanilla bean, blueberry and blackberry puree character to the wine, it's creamy and ripe but has balance and length. Enjoyable. Bernard Magrez estate.

Score: 93 Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux Maturity: 2030-2042 Date: 11 May 2023

Beautiful stuff, the 2022 Château Fombrauge is locked and loaded with red and black fruits as well as notes of melted chocolate, leafy tobacco, flowers, and spice. A hedonistic bomb offering full-bodied richness and a round, mouth-filling texture, with sweet tannins and remarkable freshness, it's a no-brainer Saint-Emilion that will evolve for two decades.

Score: 94 - 96 Jeb Dunnuck, JebDunnuck.com Date: 10 May 2023

The 2022 Fombrauge is superb. Rich, heady and super-expressive, the 2022 offers up succulent black cherry, plum, violet mocha and licorice. As always, Fombrauge is on the richer side, but this is one of the best vintages I can remember tasting. Gorgeous.

Score: 93 - 95 Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com Maturity: 2028-2042 Date: 09 May 2023

The 2022 Fombrauge displays a deep and complex yet oaky bouquet with aromas of cassis, spices, graphite and fresh tobacco. Firm and dense, concentrated and fleshy, the palate is medium to full-bodied, chunky and heavily extracted. This demonstrative, modern-styled wine is a blend of 71% Merlot and 29% Cabernet Franc. YC

Score: 88 - 90 William Kelley, Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com Date: 28 April 2023