WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 758; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2010 which is 884. The average score for Château de Fonbel is 863, making this a below average effort for the producer.
When people talk about wines from Château de Fonbel they use words like Tannins, Fruit, Ripe, Full, Fruits, Purple, Soft, Creamy, Balanced, Sweet, Fresh, Firm, Ruby, Dense, Redcurrant. The 2010 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2010 but no other wine from Château de Fonbel: Candy, Layered, Expressive, Refined, Fragrant, Pure, Persistency, Supple, Reticent, Length. The wine has significantly higher levels of alcohol than this producer normally outputs (13.5% vs 0%); it has average levels of alcohol for the region in 2010 (13.5% vs 13.47%). The wine has been ready to drink for 1 years (since 2015) and should be consumed within the next 9 years (by 2025). It normally takes wines from Château de Fonbel around 5 years to be ready to start drinking, and 8 further years to decline.
It represents good value compared to Château Giscours 2005, Château Clerc-Milon 2010, Château Pichon-Lalande 2005, Château Clos Fourtet 2009, Château Cos d’Estournel 2005
MyWineMine calculates the price per point of MyWineMine Score; this wine offers extremely good value and is in the top decile for value.
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Prices & Deals for Château de Fonbel 2010
| Date |
Currency |
Price |
| 2016-01-17 |
gbp |
17 |
| 2016-01-05 |
gbp |
12 |