with youthfully firm tannins adding shape and final grip

The full-bodied palate is lively

but for drinking over the next two decades

medium to full-bodied 1997 possesses sweet tannin

Medium bodied with some dryness in the mouth

Fonsalette, Cotes du Rhone Rouge Vintage:2006 with youthfully firm tannins addingThis 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