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Score 92/100 · Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider, May 2018

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92 points
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Score 92/100 · Antonio Galloni, Vinous, Feb 2018

The 2015 Fontenil is gorgeous. Inky blue/purplish fruit, lavender, crème de cassis, licorice and spice fill out the wine's plush, resonant frame effortlessly. Racy and yet also wonderfully nuanced, the 2015 is a superb Fontenil. Drink it over the next decade. Tasted two times.

91 points
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate
Score 91/100 · Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, Wine Advocate, Feb 2018

The 2015 Fontenil is deep garnet-purple in color with crushed red and black currants, black cherries and mulberries notions with an earthy undercurrent of underbrush and truffles plus a waft of tilled soil. The medium to full-bodied palate has bags of purity and minerality with a firm frame of chewy tannins and lively acid line lifting the youthful fruit to a long finish. This should age beautifully!

91 points
Jeb Dunnuck
Score 91/100 · Jeb Dunnuck, Nov 2017

From the home estate of Michel and Dany Rolland, the 2015 Fontenil is an elegant, fresh, medium-bodied Fronsac excelling on its purity and finesse. Displaying beautiful notes of black fruits, plums, leafy herbs and hints of lead pencil, it has integrated acidity, ripe, moderate tannin, and an impeccably balanced profile that will keep it drinking nicely for at least a decade.

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