93 Da James Suckling
Really nicely done with blackberries, black olives, walnuts and spicy fruit. It’s full-bodied, round and rich. Wild fruit. From organically grown grapes.
92 Da Robert Parker
The 2019 Fonroque has turned out nicely, offering up aromas of blackberries, minty cassis, licorice and spices. Full-bodied, ample and enveloping, with a fleshy core of fruit, powdery tannins and lively acids, it's a rich, generous, demonstrative wine that remains nicely balanced. Part of Fonroque's biodynamically farmed holdings are located on Saint-Émilion's limestone plateau, and the rest on the slopes, with more clay and colluvium.
90 Da Wine Spectator
Enticing, delivering plum sauce and blackberry preserve flavors, with singed vanilla and tobacco. Features a flash of anise on the finish. Solid. Merlot and Cabernet Franc. Drink now through 2030. 4,100 cases made, 300 cases imported. — JM
Really nicely done with blackberries, black olives, walnuts and spicy fruit. It’s full-bodied, round and rich. Wild fruit. From organically grown grapes.