CHÂTEAU LA DAUPHINE
2018 Fronsac
| Colour | Red |
| Origin | France, Bordeaux |
| Sub-district | Fronsac & Canon Fronsac |
| Village | Fronsac |
| ABV | 13.5% |
This has been tried twice - in the UK and in Bordeaux. Strained fruit on the nose. Good concentration on the palate. High toned with powdery tannins. Good lick of acidity provides freshness. Another Fronsac wine that will offer excellent value for money. Drinking range: 2022 - 2030 L&S (Apr 2019)
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The 2018 Château de la Dauphine was picked at 35hl/ha from 21 September to 15 October, matured in 30% new oak. It merely reconfirms my assertion just a few weeks earlier that it represents the best this Fronsac estate has produced. Killer definition on the nose that surpasses even the excellent 2015 with much more mineral drive. The palate is supremely well balanced with fine tannins, beautiful black fruit laced with graphite towards the sophisticated finish that has newfound sapidity. Cellar this for three to four years and wait to be handsomely rewarded. Drinking range: 2024 - 2040 Rating: 93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jun 2022)
The 2018 Château de la Dauphine was a knockout when I tasted it from barrel. Now in bottle, it has a very clean, precise bouquet of shimmering blackberry and wild strawberry aromas, underlying blood orange notes coming through with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins, plenty of graphite-tinged black fruit and a very elegant yet long finish. Superb! Drinking range: 2022 - 2040 Rating: 93 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Mar 2021)
The 2018 La Dauphine is a very sexy wine. Although it is not quite as rich or overt as some other Fronsacs, La Dauphine is so sensual and silky in the glass. Inky dark fruit, spice, chocolate and lavender are all laced together. Drink this stylish, refined Fronsac over the next 10-15 years. Drinking range: 2022 - 2035 Rating: 91 Antonio Galloni, www.vinous.com (Mar 2021)
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