2025 Chateau Fontenil Pre-Arrival Offer

Other Reviews...
The 2025 Fontenil is complex and dynamic in the glass. Brisk acids cut through a core of dark red/black fruit, espresso, gravel, dried herbs and lavender. Floral top notes lift the long, layered finish. This is superb. I especially admire the energy here. Drink 2030-2045.
92-94 points
Antonio Galloni - Vinous

Medium- to full-bodied with silky, delicate dark fruit and chalky tannins. Plush and reserved. Extremely well crafted.
93-94 points
James Suckling

A serious, sexy wine that readers should seek out in just about every vintage, the 2025 Château Fontenil offers blacker fruits, roasted herbs, chocolate, and spicy nuances on the nose. Medium to full-bodied on the palate, it's focused and balanced, with fine tannins, wonderful purity, and a great finish. Based on 100% Merlot that's being raised in 30% new French oak with the balance in amphora, due to tiny yields this vintage, the grapes that would normally go into the Delfi cuvée have been folded into this classic château release. This smoking good Fronsac will shine right out of the gate yet should have 20 years or more of prime drinking.
94-96 points
Jeb Dunnuck

Expressive, floral and fragrant with plenty of ripe black berry fruit. Supple and full of life and texture. Filling and chewy but also cool and lifted - an enjoyable combination of concentration but also finesse. It’s a serious wine no doubt but with a really juicy, fun, lively aspect that makes you want another glass. Plenty to get stuck into. Drink 2028-2038.
94 points
Georgina Hindle - Decanter

Conditions of Pre Arrival Offer:

1. There is no minimum order unless stated.

2. All wines are 750ml unless indicated otherwise.

3. Payment is due at the time of ordering to secure stocks.

4. The wines are being collected and shipped in refrigerated containers and are due to arrive in late 2028.

5. Nicks Wine Merchants reserve the right to pass on any changes in Government duties and taxes and delivery charges from the date of order to the date of final delivery of the wine.

6. Errors and omissions excepted.

7. Delivery charges may apply - these can be determined by visiting the Freight Rates page.