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JAMES SUCKLING: "This has a creamy texture with round tannins, very attractive ripe fruit and a juicy finish of blackberry and chocolate. Medium to full body. More balanced than 2022?"
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JEB DUNNUCK: "Spicy red and black fruits, leafy herbs, toasted spices, and graphite all emerge from the 2023 Château Fombrauge, one plush, sexy, full-bodied Saint-Emilion that has perfectly ripe, polished tannins, no hard edges, and a great finish."
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DECANTER: "Aging for 16 months in 35% new oak, this Merlot-dominated wine exudes a bright nose with freshness and red and blackberry fruit, both brambly and rich on the palate. Crafted from grapes harvested between 14 September and 10 October – a long harvest – and cropped at 49 hectolitres per hectare, the wine successfully balances the rather high alcohol of nearly 15% with a low pH of 3.54. Tasted twice with similar results."
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FALSTAFF: "Dunkles Rubingranat, opaker Kern, violette Reflexe, zarte Randaufhellung. Frische Herzkirschen, dunkle Waldbeeren, zart floral, dezente Edelholzwürze, einladendes Bukett. Mittlere Komplexität, rote Fruchtnuancen, feine Tannine, gute Frische, mineralisch-salzig im Abgang, ein eleganter Speisenbegleiter mit Reifepotenzial."
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THE WINE CELLAR INSIDER: "Black cherries, flowers, chocolate covered plums , smoke, espresso, licorice and cherries create the perfume. The fruits are ripe, sweet, forward, and juicy with touches of chocolate, black raspberries, and cherries on the mid-palate, and in the finish. This should offer pleasure almost on release. The wine blends 90% Merlot, and 10% Cabernet Franc. Drink from 2027-2040."
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LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2023 Fombrauge has impressive purity on the nose, with notes of ripe plums and fresh blackberries followed by hints of licorice, cedar, and wild thyme. The medium to full-bodied palate is refreshing and vibrant, with plenty of black fruit and a peppery finish."
