Not to be confused with the third wine of a famous First Growth, the 2015 Château Pauillac is actually a cuvée from the holdings of Château Fonbadet, designed to be a special wine under the consultancy of Michel Rolland. Coming in a suitably heavier bottle than Fonbadet, it has a ripe blackberry, tobacco and oyster shell, almost estuarine bouquet that is well defined and full of character. The palate is medium-bodied with a saltiness on the entry, very structured and masculine, tobacco and allspice decorating the voluminous finish. It is certainly an impressive wine and superior to Fonbadet, although more finesse by the time it is in bottle would not go amiss.

There’s a blueberry and dark berry quality with refined tannins and beautiful fruit. Full-bodied, tight and sexy. An incredible new wine from Pauillac near Pontet-Canet and Mouton.

The wine is dark, fat, ripe, sweet, fleshy and low in acid, especially for this vintage

Le meilleur jamais fait ! Il s’agit de 4200 bouteilles provenant d’une parcelle de Fonbadet.
Couleur sombre et intense, nez au fruité mûr, fin et subtil. Bouche ample, savoureuse, juteuse et noble avec beaucoup d’éclat dans la saveur. Longue finale séveuse.
Beau !

The 2016 Château Pauillac is one of the hidden jewels of the year. Ripe, juicy and voluptuous, it possesses striking depth and lushness. Ripe red cherry, plum, lavender, spice and new leather are all pushed forward. Sexy and racy to the core, the 2016 is flat-out gorgeous. Above all else, it is a wine of pure and total pleasure. I loved it.

"A tight and very focused wine from here that is diales in with dark fruit and pretty tannins. 

Medium body and a fresh finish.

Showing its real potential."