Fonbel Vintage:2022 and it was the great

and it was the great producers that excelled that year

There is impressive richness and mid-palate concentration to the extract-rich and caressing middle weight flavors that coat the palate before terminating in an intense and attractively dry finish where a hint of bitter lemon appears

While this is delicious and classy

This is also very ripe but not roasted or jammy though the nose does have a liqueur-like character from the cassis

It is not a complex Pauillac and the finish feels a tad staid

Fonbel Vintage:2022 and it was the greatLicorice, flowers, black and red plums, spice and minerality scents are easy to find. This medium full bodied, round textured wine is already starting to drink well.