93 Wine Spectator
Offers nice flesh, with a mix of black currant and plum fruit inlaid with subtle black tea, graphite and anise notes. Reveals a tobacco edge on the finish. Well done.—J.M.
92 James Suckling
Aromas of blackberries, mushrooms and wet earth with some bark follow through to a full body and firm, silky tannins. Some chewiness at the finish from the slightly austere tannins. But it should come around nicely with some bottle age. Better after 2021. <br/>
92 Robert Parker
Deep garnet-purple in color, the 2017 Fombrauge leaps from the glass with notes of baked cherries, plum preserves and raspberry pie plus wafts of tobacco, cedar chest and underbrush. Medium-bodied, the palate has a soft, plush texture and lovely freshness, finishing long and fragrant.<br/>
17 Rene Gabriel
André Kunz: Samtenes, fruchtiges, kräftiges Bouquet, Brombeergelee, Schokolade, Kräuterbonbon. Samtener, breiter Gaumen mit cremiger Struktur, feinem Tannin, voller Aromatik, süsser Frucht, langer, kräftiger Abgang. Kann noch zulegen. 17/20 2024 - 2045
Offers nice flesh, with a mix of black currant and plum fruit inlaid with subtle black tea, graphite and anise notes. Reveals a tobacco edge on the finish. Well done.—J.M.