Fonroque (St Em GCC) 05

[rjsussex]

I drink so few right-bankers these days but this bio-dynamic property gets a good profile from the reliable WineDoctor site and a rather keen saleman reduced the price to c£18 a bottle by the case so I went for it.

Serious stuff. Dark but natural colour; restrained but clean minerally-dense Merlot nose; tightly wound and a bit burly on palate but again natural and not overworked. Needs keeping and relaxing - pretty uncompromising at present but impressive, I think. Ambitious but working with the vintage. Very fair price.

Best

Richard

[AlexR]

Good price, good vintage, good wine.

I used to think that organic/biodynamic/sustainable viticulture was horseshit.

But I've changed my mind.

All the best,
Alex