Cheaper alternatives to Chateau de Fonsalette Réserve Côtes-du-Rhône

Separated at birth. We found 3 dupes — same taste profile, same swagger, minus the prestige markup.

The splurge

Chateau de Fonsalette Réserve Côtes-du-Rhône

2011 · Côtes-du-Rhône, France · Grenache · Syrah blend

BodyTanninAciditySweetnessFruit

€554

The steal

Close cousin

Château Laville Bertrou Grand Vin Minervois La Livinière Rouge

Minervois La Livinière, France · Red blend

Shared Grenache in the blend. Same full-throttle body. Same fruit-first attitude. A rounding error of the price.

€36 save €518

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• Dead ringer
  Domaine Le Père Brun Le Tonton Côtes du Rhône

  Côtes-du-Rhône, France · Grenache · Syrah blend

  Shared Grenache in the blend
  €14

  save €540
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• Dead ringer
  Pierre Usseglio Première Pierre Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge

  Châteauneuf-du-Pape, France · Red blend

  Shared Mourvedre in the blend
  €50

  save €504
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