{"product_id":"chateau-fonplegade-1970","title":"Chateau Fonplegade Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 1970 AOC 1,5l","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a magnum: a litre and a half, two bottles' worth under a single cork. The format matters more than most buyers realise. The same amount of air sits above twice the volume of wine, so a magnum ages more slowly and more evenly, and fifty-six-year-old claret in this size is usually in better shape than the identical wine in a standard bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFonplégade is a Grand Cru Classé of Saint-Émilion on the côtes south-west of the town, named after a medieval spring — \u003cem\u003efons plena aqua\u003c\/em\u003e, the fountain of plenty — that still runs on the property. In 1970 it belonged to the Moueix family of Libourne, and the wine was Merlot-led, grown on limestone slopes in a year that gave Bordeaux both quantity and real quality after a run of poor harvests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA magnum from a good vintage is about as sound a bet as old Bordeaux offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProducer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Château Fonplégade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Saint-Émilion Grand Cru AOC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e 150cl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bordeaux, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhere it is likely to be now.\u003c\/strong\u003e 1970 was a proper vintage and the magnum format has slowed the ageing, so this should be mature and intact rather than frail.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho it suits.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 56th birthday or anniversary, and the format makes it a table gift for a gathering rather than a bottle for two people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition.\u003c\/strong\u003e Good label, and the wine is filled right up into the neck — the best level you will find on anything this old, and a strong sign the cork has never moved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance.\u003c\/strong\u003e Bought to order from a professional European merchant. We check fill, label and capsule when the bottle reaches us and photograph it before it ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelivered in 7 to 10 working days, tracked. Transit cover can be added at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSold as a collectible item, as seen. No guarantee is given on drinkability.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c!--anno-tpl-3--\u003e","brand":"Château Fonplégade","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58326598582616,"sku":"ANNO-000614","price":199.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1009\/6505\/6856\/files\/chateau-fonplegade-1970_3d63d132-e782-4887-ba08-64b411f06a38.jpg?v=1790767201","url":"https:\/\/anno.wine\/products\/chateau-fonplegade-1970","provider":"ANNO","version":"1.0","type":"link"}