The Château Fonplégade of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru of Bordeaux

Château Fonplégade
The winery offers 3 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.1.
This estate is part of the Adams Wine Group.
It is ranked in the top 56 of the estates of Bordeaux.
It is located in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru in the region of Bordeaux
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The Château Fonplégade is one of the world's great estates. It offers 3 wines for sale in of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Château Fonplégade wines

Looking for the best Château Fonplégade wines in Saint-Émilion Grand Cru among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Château Fonplégade wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Château Fonplégade wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top pink wines of Château Fonplégade

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Château Fonplégade

How Château Fonplégade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of braised beef with carrots, bitumen leg of lamb or chicken tagine.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Château Fonplégade

  • 2012With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Château Fonplégade.

  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Saint-Émilion Grand Cru

Higher tier of Saint-Émilion on Bordeaux's right bank: velvety, complex reds dominated by Merlot (round, silky foundation with aromas of ripe plum, blackcurrant, violet, leather, chocolate and smoke) with spicy Cabernet Franc and structuring Cabernet Sauvignon. Fine tannins, balanced acidity, ages 3 to 30 years. Notes evolving toward tobacco, leather and chocolate at maturity. AOC stricter than Saint-Émilion (yields, minimum 12-month ageing, mandatory tasting panel).

The top red wines of Château Fonplégade

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Château Fonplégade

How Château Fonplégade wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of homemade beef stew, lamb parmentine with eggplant and spices or mymy's golden apples (squash).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Château Fonplégade

On the nose the red wine of Château Fonplégade. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, blackberry or blueberry. In the mouth the red wine of Château Fonplégade. is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

The best vintages in the red wines of Château Fonplégade

  • 1994With an average score of 4.50/5
  • 1999With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1993With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1989With an average score of 4.30/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Château Fonplégade.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Merlot

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Round and fleshy reds with a velvety texture, showing aromas of ripe plum, black cherry, cocoa and truffle notes with age. Supple tannins, generous alcohol, indulgent finish. Pillar of Libournais (Pomerol with Pétrus, Saint-Émilion with Cheval Blanc and Ausone) and signature of Super Tuscans, Italian Wales and Washington State. A cross of Cabernet Franc × Magdeleine Noire, France's most planted red variety.

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Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Supple, fragrant reds with fine tannins and vibrant freshness, showing raspberry, violet, green pepper, pencil lead and gentle spice aromas. Star of the Loire as a single variety (Chinon, Bourgueil, Saumur-Champigny) and of the right bank of Bordeaux in blends (Cheval Blanc at 60%). Also in semi-dry Anjou rosés. A historic Bordeaux variety, parent of Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Carmenère.

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