Château Fontenil
Owned by Bordeaux's most prominent oenologist, Michel Rolland, and his oenologist wife, Dany, since 1986, Château Fontenil may be Fronsac's most known estate. It is famed not only for its owners, but also for a special cuvée that was born out of bureaucratic frustration, Défi de Fontenil. In 2000, in order to prevent rain from diluting his grapes, Rolland placed plastic sheeting between the rows of a parcel of his vines so that the water would collect into ditches on the side of his vineyard. As this is a forbidden practice for vintaged appellation wines, the authorities forbade Rolland from producing his normal Fronsac and only gave him the right to produce a non-vintaged Vin de Table, the lowest wine category. In defiance, he continued forward and created Défi de Fontenil, an annual yet non-vintaged production created from this same parcel (and grown with plastic sheeting intact). In addition to this more infamous and micro-bottling, they also produce a flagship wine called Château Fontenil from the majority of their 9 hectares, a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc, and a wine that benefits from the Rolland's blending expertise.
2016 Fontenil 75.00 cl
75 cl
2016 Château Fontenil
Canon Fronsac
·
Bordeaux
· France
Regular Price:
Special price CHF 25.95
(75 cl)
2016 Château Fontenil
Château Fontenil
Canon Fronsac
·
Bordeaux
· France
Bottles:
CHF 25.95
OWC/OC of 6:
CHF 155.70
2016 Fontenil 300.00 cl
300 cl
2016 Château Fontenil
Canon Fronsac
·
Bordeaux
· France
Regular Price:
Special price CHF 151.35
(300 cl)
2016 Château Fontenil
Château Fontenil
Canon Fronsac
·
Bordeaux
· France
Bottles:
CHF 151.35
OWC/OC of 1:
CHF 151.35
2016 Fontenil 600.00 cl
600 cl
2016 Château Fontenil
Canon Fronsac
·
Bordeaux
· France
Regular Price:
Special price CHF 291.85
(600 cl)
2016 Château Fontenil
Château Fontenil
Canon Fronsac
·
Bordeaux
· France
Bottles:
CHF 291.85
OWC/OC of 1:
CHF 291.85