2025 Fombrauge (St-Emilion)

The 2025 Fombrauge is stellar. Deep and pliant, with gorgeous texture, the 2025 has so much to offer. Dark cherry/plum fruit, rose petal, lavender, mocha and a kick of blood orange infuse the 2025 with tons of nuance. As with all the Magrez wines in 2025, the Fombrauge impresses with its purity and vibrancy. 93-95 points

The 2025 Fombrauge was picked from September 15 to 29, again, a little later than some other Right Bank estates. Matured in 75% oak, of which one-third is new, it is just missing a bit of personality on the nose, eventually offering macerated dark cherries and light minty scents. The palate is medium-bodied and actually better than the nose at the moment, with quite edgy tannins, fresh and quite sapid towards the finish, which benefits from that more prudent approach in the winery. One of my favourite vintages in recent years… more my style, but just wait for the aromatics to find their groove. 91-93 points

An enjoyable and impressive wine, super juicy, raspberry and damson fruits, well balanced with tension and a climb through the palate set against a wash of cedar oak. Harvest September 15 to 29. 33% new oak. 3.5ph. 93 points