WineMine Description
MyWineMine gives this wine a score of 798; underperforming the average for the sub-region in 2014 which is 876. The average score for Château de Fonbel is 861, 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 2014 shares most of these characteristics. People use these words to describe the 2014 but no other wine from Château de Fonbel: Subtle, Grained, Meticulous, Stable, Atypical, Restrained. The wine will be ready to drink in 2 years (in 2018) 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 Palmer 2012, Château Rauzan-Ségla 2012, Château Lafite Rothschild 2008, Château Grand-Puy-Lacoste 2008, Château Lynch-Bages 2011
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 2014
Date |
Currency |
Price |
2016-01-16 |
gbp |
13 |
2015-11-01 |
gbp |
9 |
2015-06-11 |
gbp |
9 |