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2016 Lafont-Fourcat, Bordeaux Rouge

SKU #1439179 Jeb Dunnuck

Outer quote mark Made with help of Jean-Luc Thunevin, the 2016 Château Lafont Fourcat is a larger production cuvée from vines near Castillon. It's a total winner and offers lots of black and blue fruits, plenty of leafy herbs, and hints of tobacco, medium body, supple tannins, and terrific balance. It's another sleeper readers should snatch up and drink over the coming 4-5 years. Inner quote mark (2/2019)

James Suckling

Outer quote mark Bold and crisp with a slew of cherries, this is generous, basic red Bordeaux with a slightly sappy finish. Drink or hold. Inner quote mark (2/2019)

Vinous

Outer quote mark The 2016 Lafont-Fourcat is a forward, supple Bordeaux Supérieur to drink now and over the next handful of years. Hints of leather, smoke and tobacco add shades of nuance to this mid-weight, pleasantly hearty red. (AG) Inner quote mark (1/2019)

Wine Enthusiast

Outer quote mark Laden with black-currant flavors, this wine is fresh. It has soft tannins with great fruitiness and bright acidity. (RV) Inner quote mark (4/2019)

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2016 Lafont-Fourcat, Bordeaux Rouge

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By: Chris DePaoli | K&L Staff Member | Review Date: 2/25/2020 | Send Email

Solid Bordeaux at a laughably low price, this has all the things more serious Bordeaux drinkers want along with the accessibility you'd expect from this producer. With a noticeable sweet fruit note but also a savory backing, this can run the gamut of food pairings. Floral notes mix with black tea on the nose, while the sweet cedar flavors rise out of the palate along with cherry and smoke. With tame tannins for its youth, you don't have to wait to drink this at all.

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Cabernet Sauvignon and Blends

- Cabernet Sauvignon has come a long way from its role as a blending varietal, however dominant, in the wines of Bordeaux. Today it is the most planted red varietal in the world. Identified as a descendent of Cabernet Franc and Sauvignon Blanc, the late-ripening Cabernet Sauvignon needs to be planted in warmer climates to fully ripen. Its small berries can easily be identified for their distinctive blue color, thick skins and high tannins. And while the varietal has its own definitive characteristics: green pepper-like aromas and black currant flavors among them, it is perhaps most prized for its ability to convey terroir, vintage and winemaking. A relatively new varietal, Cabernet Sauvignon started making inroads into the wines of the Médoc and Graves in the late-18th century. Today it is also dominant in the up-and-coming Entre-Deux-Mers region of Bordeaux and can also be found in Southwest France. It is the companion varietal to Sangiovese in Italy's Super Tuscans and is planted all over Europe, stretching to lesser-known winegrowing regions like Russia and Lebanon. In the Americas Cabernet Sauvignon has found champions in every nook and cranny of California and among winemakers in Washington, where it complements plantings of Merlot. In South America, Cab thrives in Chile, but can also be found in smaller amounts in Argentina and even in Mexico.

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France

- When it comes to wine, France stands alone. No other country can beat it in terms of quality and diversity. And while many of its Region, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne most obviously, produce wine as rare, as sought-after and nearly as expensive as gold, there are just as many obscurities and values to be had from little known appellations throughout the country. To learn everything there is to know about French wine would take a lifetime. To understand and appreciate French wine, one only has to begin tasting them.

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