Fonsalette, Cotes du Rhone Rouge Size:12x750ml There is excellent richness to

There is excellent richness to the full-bodied

dry and impeccably well-balanced finale

The palate impression is one of generosity

somewhat surprisingly

Reminiscent of the 1989

Fonsalette, Cotes du Rhone Rouge Size:12x750ml There is excellent richness toThis 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