Château Magrez Fombrauge - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2011

Wine Advocate

96 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe5/2/2014

A flowery nose of ripe plums, blueberries, truffles and roasted meats jumps from the glass of this inky/purple-colored 2011. Made from a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, it reveals super-richness, velvety tannin, a skyscraper-like mid-palate, and not a hard edge to be found. It is another remarkable effort in this challenging vintage. Its 14.5% natural alcohol is incredible given the growing conditions. This gorgeous boutique St.-Emilion, one of the stars of the vintage, will evolve effortlessly for 15-20 years. By the way, I recently had the 2000 Magrez-Fombrauge (which I believe is the first vintage), and at age 14 it was outstanding.

La Revue du Vin de France

16-17 / 20

the5/31/2012

L'un des Saint-Emilion les plus concentrés de l'année, reposant sur la haute maturité des cabernets franc et sauvignon (25%), aux nuances mentholées, à la texture charnue, à la finale sucrée par la barrique en partie issue de vinification intégrale en fûts neufs pilotée par Michel Rolland. Moins gras et suave que 2009, il s'annonce plus crayeux dans sa finale (malgré ses 14°), ce qui n'est pas pour nous deplaire.

Wine Advocate

92-95 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe4/30/2012

The inky/purple-colored 2011, a blend of 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc, offers loads of cassis, blueberry and raspberry fruit along with a chalky minerality. It is a full-bodied, dense, long wine built like an NFL middle linebacker. Filled with power, intensity, texture and richness, it will handsomely pay dividends over the next two decades. Virtually every vintage of this wine has been massive, with the off-the-charts sort of richness that tends to provoke a -love it or leave it- attitude from wine buyers. It comes from the finest parcel of the Fombrauge vineyard (owned by Bernard Magrez) and is meant to last 25 years.

Wein Wisser

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/30/2012

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The Wine Cellar Insider

91-94 / 100

byJeff Levethe4/27/2012

70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Franc created a wine with stone, licorice, blackberry, chocolate covered cherry and coffee notes. Flashy and fleshy, the wine finishes with a round, tannic, fresh, plum, coffee and cocoa filled finish. 91-94 Pts

Wine Advocate

88-90 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/27/2012

The nose is rather taciturn with subdued dark cherry and blueberry fruit. The palate is actually well balanced with pure cassis and blackberry fruit, a fine net of tannins with fine precision and length. Perhaps the growing season has contained this habitually ostentatious wine. Not bad. Tasted April 2012