2016 Château Fonroque

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Tasting notes
Score 88/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, Sep 2019

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90
89-90/100

James Suckling

91
90-92/100

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16 points
Jancis Robinson MW
Score 16/20 · Drink 2021-2029, Jancis Robinson MW, Jun 2019

Dark crimson with blueish hints. Quite developed nose – pleasing even if not a knockout. Open and juicy – not that complex. Rather soft tannins. (JR)

91 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 91/100 · Drink 2019-2034, Jeb Dunnuck, Feb 2019

A blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2016 Château Fonroque is a pretty, classy wine that has plenty of tobacco and earthy notes, plenty of darker fruits, medium body, and a supple, lightly textured, balanced style on the palate. It doesn't match the 2015 yet is a beautiful, elegant, nuanced wine to drink over the coming 10-15 years.

93 points
Neal Martin
Score 93/100 · Drink 2021-2038, Neal Martin, Jan 2019

The 2016 Fonroque has quite a heady, spirituous bouquet of macerated small black cherries, blueberry and crushed violets. The medium-bodied palate offers fleshy ripe black and red fruit laced with orange peel and cedar, building confidently in the mouth toward a precise finish. Alain Moueix’s Saint-Émilion impressed in barrel and just about delivers in bottle.

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Château Fonroque
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Red

Under the law of Hong Kong, intoxicating liquor must not be sold or supplied to a minor in the course of business. 根據香港法律,不得在業務過程中,向未成年人售賣或供應令人醺醉的酒類 。
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