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Péby Faugeres 2000 150cl

St. Emilion | Bordeaux | France
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Critics scores
96 By Robert Parker
17 By Rene Gabriel
90 By Wine Spectator
90 By James Suckling
There are 500 or so cases of this thrilling 2000 that emerges from a south-facing slope of the Faugeres vineyard. In less than three years, the price has caught up with the quality. A prodigious wine as well as one of the superstars of the vintage, the spectacular 2000 represents the essence of Bordeaux with an inky black/purple color, profound richness, and massive concentration. The provocative bouquet of smoke, liquified minerals, cocoa, blackberries, blueberries, and vanilla is accompanied by a multiple-tiered wine with sweet tannin and dry vintage port-like richness. It is full-bodied, yet remarkably well-delineated as well as light on its feet. With high tannin and extract as well as a whoppingly long finish, it will easily rival, possibly surpass the other-worldly 1998. I kept a bottle open eight days without any evidence of oxidation. Anticipated maturity: 2006-2020. <br/>
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Château Péby Faugères
One of the quirkiest properties in Bordeaux whose winery is reminiscent of those in Napa or Chile. It was designed by Mario Botta, a Swiss architect from Mendrisio, and features what appears to be a wine or martini-glass cut out of the side. It is called the “Cathedral of Wine”. The property lies on the eastern edge of the Saint-Émilion appellation and was inherited in 1987 by Pierre-Bernard (“Péby”) Guisez, a well-known film director. He and his wife, Corinne made it a mission to turn the estate around and invested heavily. He died suddenly 10 years later and his wife, not wanting to continue with the work herself and knowing that her daughters did not want to follow suit, eventually sold it to Silvio Denz, a Swiss businessman. Following the sale of Château de Faugères, Silvio decided to separate the two top wines it made - Faugères and Péby Faugères - into two distinct properties. Péby Faugères was created by Corinne in honour of her late husband and is 100% Merlot from what is considered their best parcel.