Cote de Fonroque St.-Emilion Grand Cru AOC 2016 Size::6 Bottle Case leather and spice finish

leather and spice finish

Elevated blackberry liquorice blackcurrant and dark plum scents are supported by spicy vanillin cedar

The grapes were hand-picked and whole-bunch pressed into barriques (20% new) for wild yeast fermentation

The grapes are grown on heavy red clay soils that are rich in nutrients and have significant water holding capacity

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Cote de Fonroque St.-Emilion Grand Cru AOC 2016 Size::6 Bottle Case leather and spice finishChteau Fonroque is the Saint Emilion cradle of the Moueix family, acquired by Jean and Adle, great grandparents of Alain Moueix, operator of this beautiful wine property. Second son of a family of small farmers from Haute Corrze, Jean Moueix "moved" to Paris in the 1920s, where he successively opened with his wife Adle, one, then several dairy products businesses. A few years later, they bought Chteau Fonroque where they settled permanently. The