Chateau Fonroque Saint Emilion 2019

94 Points Jeb Dunnuck - "Seriously good, the 2019 Château Fonroque shows the elegance and classic style of the vintage while bringing plenty of fruit and opulence. Giving up lots of mulled currants, spiced black cherries, cedar pencil, and Asian spices, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, beautifully integrated oak, and a great finish. I'd be thrilled with bottles in the cellar."

92 Points James Suckling - "Ripe and perfumed nose of baked blueberries, cassis, cherries, chocolate, licorice and sweet spices. It’s full-bodied with ripe, firm tannins. Fleshy and plush with plenty of ripe blue fruit. From organically grown grapes."

92 Points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - "The 2019 Fonroque has turned out nicely, offering up aromas of blackberries, minty cassis, licorice and spices. Full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with a fleshy core of fruit, powdery tannins and lively acids, it's a rich, generous, demonstrative wine that remains nicely balanced. Part of Fonroque's biodynamically farmed holdings are located on Saint-Émilion's limestone plateau, and the rest on the slopes, with more clay and colluvium. Best after 2021."

90 Points Wine Spectator - "Enticing, delivering plum sauce and blackberry preserve flavors, with singed vanilla and tobacco. Features a flash of anise on the finish. Solid. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now."