Saint-Émilion · France

Château de Fonbel

Vineyard blend

85 % Merlot
10 % Cabernet Sauvignon
5 % Carménère

Area under vine at the estate, from its technical sheet — it does not change from one vintage to the next. Each vintage’s blend, by contrast, departs from it: that figures on its own page.

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The wine

Owned by the Vauthier family since 1971, Château de Fonbel has received special attention because its vineyard is a test-bed for Château Ausone and its second wine, Chapelle d’Ausone. It covers 16 hectares south of the village of Saint-Emilion, on the plain, where Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère and Petit Verdot find their chosen land on sandy-clay, gravel or simply sandy soils. Depending on the vintage, part of the wine is vinified in temperature-controlled stainless-steel tanks and then goes into barrel to give lightness, elegance and flavour. The blend always contains around 85% Merlot, complemented by the other grape varieties. The wines express fruit, elegance and subtlety, with well-integrated tannins that make them easy to drink in their youth. The good balance and freshness also give them great ageing potential. The touch of Carmenère adds character, reflected in spicy or liquorice notes.

Terroir

The vines are located south of the village of Saint-Emilion. Soils are clay with sand and gravel.

Estate figures

16 haArea

2019 vintage figures

25 yrsVine age

Alcohol, yield and vine age are those of the 2019 vintage; they vary from year to year. Only the area above stays stable from one vintage to the next.

Vintages on record

Vintage	Best score	Vintage character	Technical sheet
2019	—	A hot end of summer on rehydrated soils gave a rare balance between freshness and substance.	PDF français · PDF anglais

“Best score”: the highest score recorded for this wine, with its source. “Character”: the overall reading of the year across the appellation, which an estate may depart from.

All technical sheets

The estate’s grand vin and other cuvées, vintage by vintage: VinCod sheet and printable PDF.

Château de FonbelGrand vinRouge

2019PDF FR PDF EN

An offer on Château de Fonbel

Availability, allocations and terms: the Compagnie Médocaine will reply. The estate is already filled in; please specify the vintage you want.

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Texts and documents 2019

The texts below copy in one click for your product sheets, catalogues and social channels. The printable sheet condenses the whole page onto a single A4 page.

Technical sheet PDF · French Technical sheet PDF · English

Visuals

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