2019 Château Péby Faugères, Saint Emilion: Fassprobe. Produktion ca. 12'000 Flaschen. Sattes Violett mit schwarzen Reflexen. Dunkelaromatisches Bouquet, zarte Rauchnoten, Mocca, Lakritze, Vanillemark, Szechuan Pfeffer und Heidelbeeren ohne Ende. In der zweiten Nase; Pumpernickel und Bitterschoko. Fleischiger Gaumen mit sattem Extrakt. Bleibt hier dunkelbeerig und vermittelt momentan logischerweise eine massive Adstringenz. Das Finale neigt zu einer gewissen Süsse in Form von Kandis und Sandelholz, ergänzt durch viel Lakritze und – nicht zu knapp – schwarzen Johannisbeeren. Ein ganz grosser Péby. Die 20/20 sind in Griffnähe … 19/20 warten

92 Wine Spectator

Emphasizes the ripe, richly textured fruit of the vintage but refines it just a little bit, with a welcoming fine-grained, supple structure underneath plum and cherry paste notes. Features a singed alder backdrop on the finish, with a nice tug of earth. Best from 2023 through 2035. 1,100 cases made. — JM

91 Robert Parker

The 2019 Péby Faugères bursts with aromas of vanilla pod, minty berry fruit, dark chocolate and creamy new wood. Full-bodied, polished and seamless, it's more refined than Le Merle (Péby Faugères is a 100% Merlot cuvée produced from the Faugères's best parcel), though with similar generously extracted tannins and livelier acids, concluding with a lavishly oak-inflected finish. It's a success in its genre, but Péby Faugères remains firmly stuck in the aesthetic of the early 2000s while the rest of the wine world moves on around it.

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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.

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