2025 Fonreaud
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The 2025 Fonréaud has a classy bouquet with tightly wound blackberry and graphite scents, unfolding gradually in the glass. The palate is well balanced, with fine grip, supple but firm tannins, harmonious and crisp, with a tingle of spices on the finish. What an excellent Listrac from Château Fonréaud.
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Neal Martin
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A blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot, and 5% Petit Verdot that will spend 20 months in a mix of 50% French oak barrels with 20% new and 50% concrete tanks, the 2025 Château Fonréaud opens with juicy red and blue fruits, minty herbs, and graphite. Checking in at 13% alcohol, it's medium-bodied on the palate, nicely concentrated and focused, with ripe yet certainly present tannins, nicely integrated acidity, and a good finish.
A classic wine in the making, yet one that combines depth with elegance, the 2025 Fonréaud offers up aromas of dark berries, spices and lead pencil, complemented by discreet notes of oak. Medium- to full-bodied, seamless and layered, it’s built around a tensile, straight profile framed by velvety tannins, concluding with a long, licorice-inflected finish. It's a blend of 55% Cabernet Sauvignon, 40% Merlot and 5% Petit Verdot.
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”).