2018 Château Faugères Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion
Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint-Emillion |
Winery | Château Faugères |
Year | 2018 |
Grape | Cabernet Franc Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot |
Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (13%) |
Drink window | 2023 - 2038 |
The Château Faugères Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilio is a highly polished Bordeaux with silky tannins that are integrated and creamy in structure. The wine is made from the older vines on the border of Saint-Émilion and Castillon. Château Faugères 2018 is a blend of 85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, all still aged on 50% new oak.
Lots of blueberry and blackberry character. a wine where you will find pure fruit. It is already very tasty with a lot of structure but could certainly use another four or five years of bottle aging to improve even further. Full, round and pleasant, but with elegance and purity. Finding a Grand Cru Classé Saint Emilion for this price and certainly this 2018 with its very high ratings will be a challenge. Read the reviews of the international wine critics under the Appendix tab. Piece by piece praise.
97/100 Suckling
96/100 Jeff Dunnuck
Type of Wine | Red |
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Country | France |
Region | Bordeaux |
Appellation | Saint-Emillion |
Winery | Château Faugères |
Grape | Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot |
Biological certified | No |
Vegan | No |
Year | 2018 |
Drinking as of | 2023 |
Drinking till | 2038 |
Alcohol % | 13 |
Alcohol free/low | No |
Content | 0.75 ltr |
Oak aging | Yes |
Sparkling | No |
Dessert wine | No |
Closure | Cork |
James Suckling rating | 97 |
Tasting Profiles | Earthy, Complex, Dry, Aged on wood, Powerful, Mineral, Red fruit, Tannines |
Drink moments | Indruk maken, Lekker luxe, Open haard |
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