In Bond Fine Wine. 2015 Château Peby Faugeres, Saint Emilion, Bordeaux, France. Grand Cru • Red Bordeaux in 6x75cl. Top critic score: 98/100 (WA). Sold in bond by Albany Vintners, independent fine wine merchants.
Jeb Dunnuck (JD) — 97/100 · JebDunnuck.com, 30/11/2017 · Drink 2026-2046
The 2015 Chateau Peby Faugeres is a blockbuster that's up with the top wines from this estate. As with the 2016, it's 100% Merlot raised in 90% new oak. A big wine that checks in north of 15% alcohol (you'd never know it by tasting it), it offers a huge bouquet of cassis, graphite, bouquet garni, scorched earth, and toasty oak. With a full-bodied, layered, seamless style on the palate and awesome…
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW (LPB) — 98/100 · Wine Advocate, RobertParker.com, 21/02/2018 · Drink 2021-2041
Produced from 100% Merlot and matured for 18 months in 65% new and 35% one-year-old French oak barrels, the 2015 Peby Faugeres is medium to deep garnet-purple in color with a strikingly gorgeous nose of exotic spices, baked blackberries, plum preserves, cherry cordial and fragrant earth with smoked meats, lavender, licorice and tapenade hints. The boldly fruited, full-bodied palate features opule…
James Molesworth (JMol) — 93–96/100 · Wine Spectator, 01/04/2016
Alluring, with steeped plum and boysenberry confiture notes that are rich and lush in feel, yet stay bright through the finish, presenting a light brambly underpinning and suave spice and toast details. Gorgeous fruit.