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Cotes du Rhone Chateau de Fonsalette 2008
HED50349
75 cl
14%
£552.00
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90 Vinous
Light red. Sexy, fragrant scents of Moroccan spices, dried strawberry, raspberry and minerals, plus a whiff of cherry skin. Very sexy, sweet red fruit flavors are perked up by blood orange and smoky minerals, with dusty tannins adding support. Impressively pure and focused wine with excellent finishing clarity and a whiplash of cinnamon. This reminded me of a high-end Pernand-Vergelesses.Josh Raynolds1st January 2010
88 Jancis Robinson
The 2008 Fonsalette Cotes du Rhones is a lighter version, as one might expect from this much more challenging vintage. It displays loads of earthiness, licorice and herbaceousness, but underneath is some very sweet fruit, especially plum, fig, truffle and black cherry. It should be drunk in its first 7-8 years of life.
The current releases of Fonsalette include the 2007 and 2008 Cotes du Rhone, as the 2009s will not be released until next year, and the 2010s the year after.
Importer: Martine’s Wines, Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-0400Robert Parker31st October 2012
The current releases of Fonsalette include the 2007 and 2008 Cotes du Rhone, as the 2009s will not be released until next year, and the 2010s the year after.
Importer: Martine’s Wines, Novato, CA; tel. (415) 883-0400Robert Parker31st October 2012
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