Chateau de Fonbel, Saint Emilion 2005 Nebbiolo The palate delivers a brief

The palate delivers a brief moment of softness

The palate is sinfully good and seamless in texture

and that extraordinary Midas touch exhibited by Grimes and Abreu has extended to this wine out of bottle

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Chateau de Fonbel, Saint Emilion 2005 Nebbiolo The palate delivers a briefInto Neck CellarTracker: Amazing how youthful this is still showing almost monolithic. Bought on release and well stored, so only time will tell if these needs more time (!) or will never quite fulfill the initial promise. Pedigree of winemaking there there, but this is not playing the desired part of a pleasure giving 2005 to drink while waiting for the cru classe to come around 11 29 2025 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate A sleeper of the vintage,