UPC: 3760306310254
Brand: Chateau Faugeres
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
Vintage: 2019
Rating: 91
Farming Practice: Organic
Cap de Faugères is a 46-hectare estate in the pretty village of Sainte-Colombe, in the Côtes de Castillon appellation neighboring Saint-Emilion. The estate's old vines, some up to 50–years old, have made it one of the most respected producers in the appellation. This 2019 vintage is one of the best-ever, delivering layers of raspberry, plum, earth, and spice. It is aged in French oak for 12 months, resulting in a structured but approachable full-bodied wine. This is one of the great values of the right bank, and it is ready to drink for the grilling season!
JS91: Very pretty, smoky aromas with blackberries and cherries follow through to a medium body with integrated tannins and a fresh, clean finish. Hints of tar and lemon rind. Better at the end of 2022 and onwards.
JD90: Another perennial overachiever, Château Cap de Faugères delivers a brilliant, pleasure-bent wine year-in, year out. Their 2019 offers a juicy, up-front, savory, already complex style as well as notes of red and black fruits, new leather, herbes de Provence, and dried flowers. Mouth-filling, nicely structured, and medium-bodied, give it a year or two to shed some tannins and enjoy through 2029.