2024 Le Cygne de Fonreaud
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Tasting notes
Apple skin, a hint of peach and apricot. The fruit has a gentle and very natural sweetness to it, hinting at residual sugar – almost like the older style of Y d’Yquem. That impression of sugar gives the acidity something to play off and the effect is startling. Jasmine, honeysuckle too, grated fresh ginger and a little hint of saffron. A wine that seems to come from an entirely different vintage from the reds! Vibrant and refreshing. So juicy on the finish.
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Yohan Castaing, Wine Advocate
Jane Anson, Inside Bordeaux
More reviews and scores
Notes of confit citrus, boxwood and flowers preface the 2024 Le Cygne de Fonréaud, a moderately weighted, lively and incisive wine framed by oaky notes and a long, minty finish.
Crisp citrus and white fleshy apricot fruit, plenty of lift and character, good quality, edge of sweet cloves and white pepper, saline finish. Harvest 5 to 15 September, 30hl/h yield. Chanfreau family owners, a great value choice.
The 2024 Le Cygne has a slight reduction on the nose, but there are attractive beeswax scents that develop with aeration. The palate is very pleasant with lime, peach and light mango notes, a keen line of acidity and a simple but bright finish. This is seductive.
About the producer
Situated at the highest point in the Médoc (at a huge 43 metres above sea-level), this estate is thought to be named after a spring on the site, from which Henry II supposedly drank (a “royal fountain”).