Château Fonroque 2020 vs Santenay Premier Cru 'Clos Rousseau' Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2022
Compare current tracked prices, stockists and core specifications. Château Fonroque 2020 currently starts £0.40 lower.
| Availability | In stock | In stock |
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| Best current price | £39.40 | £39.80 |
| Current stockists | 1 merchant | 1 merchant |
| Producer | Château Fonroque | Domaine Benoit Girardin |
| Style | Red | Red |
| Grape | Merlot, Cabernet Franc | Pinot Noir |
| Size | 750ml | 750ml |
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Château Fonroque 2020
The first biodynamic château to be part of St Émilion Grand Cru, Fonroque is always one of the best value picks from Bordeaux En Primeur. The estate was the original home of the Moueix family, who own Trotanoy & Lafleur-Petrus in Pomerol, as well as Dominus in Napa, though they sold the château to the Guillard family in 2017 (Alain Moueix has stayed on as an active consultant). Stylistically the wine is all about elegance and finesse, and the 2020 is arguably their finest vintage to date.
Santenay Premier Cru 'Clos Rousseau' Rouge, Domaine Benoit Girardin 2022
An exciting new talent to add to the Honest Grapes roster, who is already making waves in France, and we are thrilled to introduce into the UK: The Girardin family claim thirteen generations of winemakers and Yves Girardin, like his siblings was given 3ha of vines which he subsequently grew to 21ha, purchasing the family property Chateau de de la Charriere in Santenay 2003. His son Benoit created his own domaine in 2020, with 8 hectares of prime vineyards from his father’s holdings, including plots in Savigny-Les-Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault and Pommard. He started harvesting on 1st September as prefers balanced rather than too high acidity, and the grapes were 100% destemmed, with fermentations in steel, no pigeage, and the wines subsequently raised in 10-30% new oak. So far, so standard – there is nothing on paper which would make the range stand out… BUT there are some tastings which raise the level of energy in a room – and this was tasting was simply electric – the wines showing a sophistication, and silken elegance quite rare at this level, at once pretty but gourmand, precise and generous at the same time. The whole range comes extremely highly recommended, these are wines to get in the cellar at the beginning of the domaine’s trajectory, whilst prices are attractive and allocations plentiful. "1ha bordering Maranges of ferrous clay soils, giving wines with more power and structure. An open nose, quite rich and velvety, creamy damsons alongside red berry fruit and deeper spice notes and dried flowers. Attack is full of earthy red plums and just ripe hedgerow strawberries with a salty, herbaceous edge to the tannins and bright acidity. Controlled and precise with good focus but a pleasing gentility and generosity." Tom Harrow, Head Wine Guru
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