Chateau de Fonbel, St. Emilion Grand Cru 2005

Purple.

Clay/earth, black raspberry, toast, licorice aromas. Concentrated, but subtle/refined.

Very light impression in the mouth, this will definitely disappoint people used to opulent CA wines. Intense mid-palate flavors of blackcurrant/blackberry and a minerality that attacks the tongue, then migrates to all the teeth. Not at all brutal or rustic, in fact, quite the opposite. Definitely built to improve in the bottle.

This is deepening as it airs.

$25 From the family that owns Ch. Ausone (roughly $1000/btl in 2005)