The 2019 vintage in Saint-Émilion
Vintage benchmark: 95/100 (appellation benchmark, not a score for this wine)
Vintage character: A hot end of summer on rehydrated soils gave a rare balance between freshness and substance.
Overall reading of the year’s season across Saint-Émilion. An estate can depart from it sharply, in frost or hail years, where two neighbours did not make the same vintage. What this particular wine actually gave is on its technical sheet and in the scores above.
Blend of the 2019 vintage
- 85 % Merlot
- 10 % Cabernet-sauvignon
- 5 % Carmenère
Shares for this vintage, as recorded on the 2019 technical sheet. The vineyard itself is planted with 85 % merlot, 10 % cabernet sauvignon, 5 % carménère — a vintage blend departs from the area under vine as the year dictates.
Figures from the 2019 sheet
- 25 yrsVine age
Winemaking
Fermentation and ageing in stainless-steel vats and 30% in barrels.
Terroir
The vines are located south of the village of Saint-Emilion. Soils are clay with sand and gravel.
An offer on Château de Fonbel 2019
Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply promptly. The estate and vintage are already filled in in the message.
Texts and documents 2019
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Visuals
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