2014 Fonroque
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The 2014 Fonroque showed well from barrel. Now in bottle, Alain Moueix's Saint Emilion has a slightly ostentatious bouquet with intense, dark cherry, crushed violet and boysenberry jam notes that do not quite deliver the sophistication that I was initially anticipating. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and here the quality that I was seeking finally begins to show through, demonstrating fine delineation and sense of tension, especially on the finish. I will give this the benefit of doubt and predict that the aromatics will just gain some composure with bottle age. But I would afford it two or three years in bottle.
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Neal Martin
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The 2014 Fonroque is an attractive, pleasing wine. Sweet red cherry, flowers, iron, smoke and chalk notes give the wine its perfumed, savory personality. It would be nice to see a little more midpalate depth, but overall, the 2014 is very nicely done. Tasted two times.
The 2014 Fonroque is plump, supple and easygoing, with good depth and appealing, open personality. Red cherry, red currant, chalk, smoke and iron add nuance on the savory, slightly clenched finish. Today, a measure of depth is lacking, especially in the mid-palate.
Mid crimson. Pretty dense texture and then distinctly sour on the end. Not gracious. (JR)