At Château Fonrazade our wines are represen-tative of the " AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru " denomination : supple, hearty, easy-to-drink, elegantly fruity, well struc-tured, and blessed with graceful ageing characte-ristics. Although there is family resemblance due to common characteristics, each vintage shows specific features, based on each year's particulars.

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 1995, AOC Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 
The colour is ruddy crimson. Aromas are a mix of grilled fruit with whiffs of forest mushrooms. The structure is elegantly evolved, but retains a solidly pleasant round mellow yet rich gusto . Tannins are well blended, suppple, and spicy. A pleasant complex wine, lingering and soothing. The aftertaste hints of spices and liquorice.

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 1998 
Its deep-dark Bordeaux-red colour is highly attractive. The rather subtle bouquet wafts through the air with fruity aromas. The fine and elegant taste yields a beautifully balanced harmony between fruits and wood. With good ageing potential, the wine is at its peak between 3 and 12 years.
(Guide Hachette des Vins 2002, 2 stars)

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 1999 
Beautiful ruby-red colour with flame flickers. The bouquet is a mix of red fruits, with currant undercurrents. The wine starts out supple on the palate, with soft blended tannins. Then the structure reveals itself harmonious with blossoming balance, while laced with hints of spices and fruit. Elegant and pleasant wine, to enjoy now, or to set aside four or five years.

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 2000 
Ruby-red colour with vermilion highlights. The blooming bouquet is a rich mix, with ripened aromas of black and red fruits, spicy flavors, and elegant grilled wood. The taste is full and round, with tight-knit tannins and a pleasant lasting aftertaste. Harmonious wine, to be preciously safeguarded for at least three years.
(Guide Hachette des Vins 2004, 1 star)

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 2001 
Splendid Bordeaux-red colour. Mixed bouquet of riped fruits with subtle wooden notes. The taste starts out supple and hearty, then evolves to a powerful structure with strong tannins, which hold the promise of graceful and beautiful aging.
(Guide Hachette des Vins 2005, 1 star)

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 2002 
Fabienne Balotte has developed this attractive 2002. The colour gleams with crimson and ruby reflections. The aroma of wood still dominates the bouquet somewhat, but swirling the glass reveals the fragrance of warm black fruits –blackberry. On tasting, the fruity flavour –morello cherry- is filled out by delicately woody tannins. A pleasing wine which would be ready to serve in two or three years time.
(Guide Hachette des Vins 2006, 1 star)

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 2005 
This domain of about ten hectares is established on the brown sands between the road to Bergerac and the Château Angelus. The wine is developed by women, Fabienne Balotte is advised by the oenologist Bernadette Delas. In fact this 2005 is a charming wine. The colour is a shimmering crimson, the aroma reveals fine fragrances of dark berries and mild spices, delicately woody. The full-bodied taste with enveloped tannins promises great harmony. A wine which will open out in a year or two. It will go well with a rack of veal or a cheese from Auvergne. (Guide Hachette des Vins 2009, 1 star)

 CHATEAU FONRAZADE 2006 
In the glass the crimson colour displays its intensity. The aroma –powerful and elegant at the same time- is dominated by a noble woody perfume. The fruity taste is supported by well enveloped tannins. The woody flavour remains dominant but should harmonise in two or three years time.
(Guide Hachette des Vins 2010, 1 star)