James Suckling über den Chateau Fontenil 2019 Fronsac:
29 Nov, 2021 – Plenty of sweet-tobacco, graphite, and dark-berry aromas follow through to a medium to full body with attractive ripe fruit and chewy yet round tannins. It’s a little one-dimensional on the palate now, but will develop complexity and drinkability in a short time. Try after 2023.
Jeb Dunnuck im April 2022:
The 2019 Château Fontenil is, I suspect, mostly Merlot, and it's another fine Fronsac in this vintage. Ripe black cherries, forest floor, Asian spices, and chocolate notes all emerge on the nose, and it's full-bodied, ripe, and sexy on the palate, with sweet tannins, no hard edges, and wonderful overall balance. It dishes out tons of pleasure and is a much more approachable, forward wine compared to the Le Défi de Fontenil while still possessing the class to evolve for 10-15 years.
Neal Martin (vinous) zum Chateau Fontenil 2019 Fronsac:
The 2019 Fontenil has evolved nicely during its barrel maturation, developing more detail and precision on the nose of red fruit sous-bois and candied orange peel. The palate is medium-bodied, fresh and vibrant, with supple tannins, fine structure and a silky-smooth, persistent finish. Superb.
Der Chateau Fontenil 2019 Fronsac am Gaumen der Falstaff-Verköstiger:
Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, breitere Ockerrandaufhellung. Reife Herzkirschen, etwas Velour und Nougat, ein Hauch von Vanille, kandierte Orangenzesten. Saftig, elegant, frische Frucht, reife Tannine, angenehme Süße, zeigt Länge und Mineralität, feiner Schokotouch im Abgang, zugänglich und mit Potenzial ausgestattet. Ein Preis-Leistungshit.