Chateau Fonbadet 2021

JAMES SUCKLING: "Blackberry and blueberry with stone and graphite. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and tannins. Medium-chewy finish."

FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflex, zarte Randaufhellung. Nuancen von frischen Brombeeren, Cassis und schwarzen Beeren, feine Edelholznuancen, frische Orangenzesten unterlegt. Komplex, saftig, reife Johannisbeeren, feine Tannine, salzig im Abgang, gute Frische, ein lebendiger Speisenbegleiter."

DECANTER: "Intensity and style on show here, this is a bold, characterful wine with plenty to shout about - plump tannins fill the mouth supporting the ripe and chewy blackcurrant and black cherry fruit while acidity keeps things lifted. Despite clear power there is such a charm to this because the texture and overall weight is so well balanced. Not too much or too little but well controlled and presented with definition and persistence. If anything it's not so elegant right now but I love the gently forceful nature."