Château Saint-Nicolas, Fronsac 2010

"The 2010 Ch. Saint-Nicolas from Fronsac, north-east of Bordeaux, flew out the door when we offered this very vintage in November and it’s still in cracking form. With soft, juicy Merlot fruit, leavened with a pinch of Cabernet Franc, it’s supple and succulent with just enough backbone-giving tannin."
Jonathan Ray, The Spectator Magazine

Château Saint-Nicolas 2010 is a wonderful example of a really good mature Fronsac from the great 2010 Bordeaux vintage that is fast disappearing from the market. I have for long regarded Fronsac as Bordeaux's most undervalued appellation producing wonderful merlot-driven wines that are great value for money. Fronsac lies along the Dordogne, west of Saint-Émilion, sharing the same terroir. A lot of Bordeaux's most famous winemakers have their own personal vineyards there.