The 2010 Fonplegade Bordeaux Blend, produced in the Saint Emilion sub-region of Bordeaux, France, is a red wine with a notable alcohol content of 15%. The blend is predominantly composed of 95% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Franc, a combination that has garnered significant praise from multiple professional reviewers.

Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate awarded this wine a score of 94, describing it as “dense, full-bodied, formidably endowed, massive” with “concentrated black fruits intermixed with spring flowers, some high class, subtle toasty oak, graphite and a touch of blackberry and cassis.” Parker suggests that the 2010 Fonplegade requires 5-7 years of cellaring and has the potential to be one of the longest-lived wines from this estate, potentially lasting 25-30 years or more.

James Suckling also rated the wine 94, highlighting its “wonderful balance” and notes of “blueberry, licorice, and flowers.” He praised the wine’s “very fine tannins and a clean, fresh finish,” recommending that it would be “better in 2017.”

Jeb Dunnuck was particularly enthusiastic, giving the wine a score of 96 and calling it a “true ‘Wow!’ wine.” He noted the wine's “serious depth and richness, bright acidity, and building tannin,” along with flavors of “cassis, smoked earth, graphite, lots of damp earth and smoke.” Dunnuck emphasized that the wine, while still in its infancy, is “packed with potential.”

Decanter, with a more reserved score of 91, acknowledged the wine’s “dense layers of black fruits, graphite, and bristling tannins.” However, they noted that the wine was initially “a touch tight and even reduced,” and recommended waiting “at least another two years” for it to fully reveal its character.

Jeff Leve from The Wine Cellar Insider also gave the wine a score of 94, appreciating its “rich, concentrated and fresh” profile with “depth of flavor, silky, dark plums and licorice galore.” He suggested that a few more years would further enhance the wine’s qualities.

Overall, the 2010 Fonplegade Bordeaux Blend is a wine with substantial depth, complexity, and aging potential, receiving high praise across the board but also requiring patience to reach its full potential.