The 40-year-old vines of Château Fontenil are on a slope with a southerly aspect, looking down on the river Isle (a tributary of the Dordogne) and the town of Libourne. The wine is a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and is aged for 12 - 15 months in 60% new French oak barrels and is a serious and complex wine. Open, rich and opulent, it has very ripe, concentrated, black fruits and coffee on the palate with fine tannins on the long, silky finish. This château is owned by Michel Rolland and typifies his nature to work against the odds to bring the best out of a relatively lowly appellation.
深寶石紅色的Fontenil充滿紫羅蘭，李子，黑莓，雪松木的香氣。其後是充滿多汁的果味，出色的新鮮口味和如絲的單寧。是款傑出的Fronsac，擁有良好的平衡和深度 。
||深宝石红色的Fontenil充满紫罗兰，李子，黑莓，雪松木的香气。其后是充满多汁的果味、出色的新鲜口味和如丝的单宁。是款杰出的Fronsac，拥有良好的平衡和深度。
||The basic Fontenil (95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon) has a deep bluish purple color and relatively hefty alcohol at 14.5%, but it is not noticeable in this full-bodied, layered, opulent wine, with lots of black raspberry fruit intermixed with some blueberries and crushed rock. Both of these wines have a good 10-15 years of potential in a fine cellar.