Fonsalette, Cotes du Rhone Rouge Vintage:2011 it has a dense purple

it has a dense purple color

The 2006 is like a well-muscled stallion

it is cleanly made

This is very firmly constituted and a wine that should really not be touched for at least a decade

Very successful for this vintage

Fonsalette, Cotes du Rhone Rouge Vintage:2011 it has a dense purpleThis was the red wine we chose from the wine list in Fontjoncouse to follow the Leroy 2000 Bourgogne Blanc which, if anything, was even less evolved than this rich red, the most famous wine of its appellation. The 2001 vintage was of course very successful in the southern Rhne and this was luscious and spicy but the tannins were completely resolved and the fruity impact was in retreat. Nothing heavy or grating. At 187, it was certainly not given away