2020 Tessendey, Fronsac

Name: 2020 Tessendey, Fronsac
SKU: 2010632
Price: 21.99 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 65.28571428571429 (7 reviews)

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James Suckling

Reviewed January 2023

Aromas of ripe berries with sweet tobacco, walnut and savory herb undertones. Medium-bodied with a meaty structure and velvety tannins. Broad and opulent mid-palate with succulent fruit and a lingering finish. 85% merlot and 15% cabernet franc. Attractive now, but better give it a year or two to soften more.

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Wine Enthusiast

Review Date: 10/2023

Perfumed and juicy, this ripe wine has fully integrated tannins. From a 19-acre vineyard, the wine is still firm with structure and concentration. (RV)

Decanter

Review Date: 03/2024

Intense black fruit on the nose and palate. Evident extraction marked by structured tannins and a relatively full mid-palate with the finish almost rustic. A wine with character, showing an old-fashioned traditional style of Fronsac. Fairly good ageing potential. (LL)

Jane Anson

Review Date: 02/2023

Toasted sandalwood and cedar on the nose, this has plenty of character, clear red cherry and black cherry fruits, a touch of heat through the finish.

Notes

Fronsac lies just west of Libourne on Bordeaux’s Right Bank, where clay-limestone hillsides support vineyards planted predominantly to Merlot. Tessendey’s 2020 Fronsac comes from this red-wine appellation, a neighbor to Pomerol and Saint-Émilion within the wider Libournais winegrowing area. 90 points, Antonio Galloni for Vinous: "The 2020 Tessendey is a potent, muscular wine. Blackberry jam, cloves, bittersweet chocolate, licorice and espresso are front and center. Tessendey is not at all subtle, but it does pack plenty of punch." (12/2022)

Details

Type	Red Wine
Varietal	Merlot
Origin	Bordeaux, France
Bottle Size	750 mL
SKU	2010632