Fonsalette, Cotes du Rhone Rouge Vintage:2011 The 2006 is like a

The 2006 is like a well-muscled stallion

it has a dense purple color

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

It seems to be a consistent theme with the 2010 Ente wines as this too is exceptionally fresh and pure with a slightly riper combination of white-fleshed fruit aromas that also display hazelnut

Fonsalette, Cotes du Rhone Rouge Vintage:2011 The 2006 is like aThis 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