92-93
Suckling: "Blackberry and blueberry with stone and graphite. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and tannins. Medium-chewy finish."
92
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."
91-93
Neal Martin: "The 2021 Fonbadet was picked September 29 to October 12 at 44hL/ha. The
well-defined nose offers minerally black fruit and neatly enmeshed oak. The
palate is medium-bodied, cohesive and poised, with fine-grained tannins, a fine
line of acidity and a sustained finish. This is a superb, dense and muscular
Pauillac that might well represent the best value within the appellation."
90-92
Galloni: "The 2021 Fonbadet is bright, precise and impeccably balanced. This classy Pauillac is not trying to be anything it is not, but all the elements are so well put together. A burst of bright red-flesh fruit intermingled with lifted floral notes and lively acids rounds things out."
91
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."
