Provenance

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Critics Ratings

'A very limited production cuvee, the 2010 Peby Faugeres is sold in a specially designed bottle from Silvio Denz, who also owns Lalique Crystal. It comes from the oldest portion of the Faugeres vineyard, which is actually more of a completely separate entity under Denz than it was under the previous owners. The 2010 is 100% Merlot and again 15% natural alcohol. The vines were cropped at 20 hectoliters per hectare, but harvested about a week before the harvest finished for the main Faugeres vineyard. Most observers would tend to look at this wine as a modern-style, massive, intense St.-Emilion, with an opaque purple color, a floral nose shaded by notes of blueberry liqueur intermixed with black raspberries, vanillin, subtle smoke and barrique smells. It is full-bodied and built for two decades of longevity, but should be reasonably drinkable in 5-6 years because of the 100% Merlot content. This is a thrilling wine, as it has been in nearly every vintage where it has been produced.' - Robert M. Parker, Jr., Wine Advocate, 97/100 (Mar 2013)

'This is very large-scaled, with a wall of baker's chocolate to get through first, followed by additional layers of roasted chestnut and bay, mulled black currant, steeped plum and roasted alder wood. Then the long, charcoal-fueled finish takes over and zooms away. This should be a complete knockout after cellaring. Best from 2016 through 2035.'- James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, 95/100 (Mar 2013)

'Blackish. So, so concentrated and exaggerated. Such a lot of apparent alcohol on the nose! Heady Cabernet aromas - very ripe. Almost tastes New World. Sweet and opulent with just a hint of oak. Very hedonistic and extreme - especially in terms of ripeness. Well made even if far from classically styled! Drying finish. Throughout the sweetness dominates and then tarry tannins. Very drying. Strictly for fans of mass and alcohol. St-Émilion's answer to port?!' - Jancis Robinson, JancisRobinson.com, 16.5-/20 (Apr 2011)

'Deep ruby. Aromas of smoky black cherry, blueberry syrup and dried flowers. Sweet but suave, with good energy and definition to the black fruit flavors. The precise finish features some slightly peppery oak tannins, but there's plenty of fruit to support them.' - Ian D'Agata, Vinous (May 2011)