Fonbadet 2021 (750ML)

92-93 JS / 92 AG / 92 VM / 91 DE

Blackberry and blueberry with stone and graphite. Medium-bodied with a solid core of fruit and tannins. Medium-chewy finish. - James Suckling

The 2021 Fonbadet is a tasty, well-made Pauillac. Crushed flowers, spice and new leather lend lovely aromatic presence. Silky tannins add to the wine's refined, understated feel. All this is missing is depth, but its balance is very fine for the year. - Antonio Galloni, Vinous Media

The 2021 Fonbadet has a very elegant and refined bouquet with black cherries, wild strawberry and crushed stone, becoming more floral in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and a fine bead of acidity that binds together a harmonious, lightly spiced, quite persistent finish. This is a fine Pauillac in the context of the growing season. - Neal Martin, Vinous Media

Intensity and style on show here, this is a bold, characterful wine with plenty to shout about - plump tannins fill the mouth supporting the ripe and chewy blackcurrant and black cherry fruit while acidity keeps things lifted. Despite clear power there is such a charm to this because the texture and overall weight is so well balanced. Not too much or too little but well controlled and presented with definition and persistence. If anything it's not so elegant right now but I love the gently forceful nature. - Georgina Hindle, Decanter