Château Faugères 2018

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2018 Faugères, which was harvested beginning September 25, is composed of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Deep garnet-purple colored, it slips sensuously from the glass with notions of blackberry compote, wild blueberries and redcurrant jelly with hints of cardamom, cigar box and dusty soil plus a waft of star anise. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, it has a firm backbone of rounded tannins with bold freshness and loads of black fruit preserves layers, finishing long and spicy.

James Suckling

An extremely polished Bordeaux with silky tannins that are integrated and creamy-textured. Lots of blueberry and blackberry character. Such pure fruit here. It’s already long and delicious, but has plenty of structure and needs at least four or five years of bottle age. Try after 2024.

Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

VertdeVin

The nose is fruity and offers a fine intensity, power as well as a good finesse of the grain. It reveals notes of wild blackberry, wild cassis and small notes of wild strawberry associated with small touches of toasted, zan as well as discreet hints of flowers (cornflower, violet), black tea, gray pepper and an imperceptiblehint of iris. The palate is fruity, well-balanced, very finely chased and offers a beautiful juiciness, an acidulous frame, a small tension, a beautiful definition, a good precision, a good suavity as well as density/richness. On the palate this wine expresses notes of juicy/fleshy cassis, fleshy/juicy blackberry and small notes of fleshy/juicy raspberry associated with touches of juicy strawberry, discreet hints of flowers, liquorice as well as a very discreet hint of cardamom. Tannins are elegant and structuring. There is a very discreet hint of toasted hazelnut and vanilla on the persistence.

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