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Biodynamic St-Emilion: Tasting a decade of Château Fonplégade wines

Jane Anson reports on owners who have swum against the tide, and says recent vintages of Château Fonplégade wines in St-Emilion are up there with the appellation's best.

You might have noticed that Bordeaux châteaux owners are experiencing something of a love affair with Napa and Sonoma, but Château Fonplégade wines represent a success story that has gone the opposite way.

*The 2019 en primeur tasting note is being held back until later. 


Jane Anson’s tasting notes for Château Fonplégade wines, 2009 to 2018


See also: 

Tasting St-Emilion’s Château Chauvin back to 1998

Why Château Beauregard in Pomerol is one to watch: 20 vintages tasted


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