2003 Peby Faugeres
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Even better than I remember, this was the penultimate vintage for proprietor Corinne Guisez before she sold her estate to the quality-conscious Silvio Denz. The 2003 Peby Faugeres was made from 100% Merlot and tiny yields of 25 hectoliters per hectare. Still youthful, it reveals lots of melted chocolate, espresso roast, blueberry, blackberry and floral notes. The wine is intense, opulent, rich, fresh, stunningly long and multidimensional. A superb example of the so-called garagiste winemaking in St. Emilion that has brilliantly stood the test of time, it should continue to provide pleasure for 4-6 more years.
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(this wine is actually labeled "Peby-Faugeres; new owner Silvio Denz, who bought this estate in 2005, subsequently changed the name of his special all-merlot cuvee Healthy ruby-red. Sexy aromas of black raspberry, chocolate mint, coffee and smoky oak. Ripe, sweet and high-toned, with an impression of elevated alcohol contributing to the lushness of texture. Opulent and liqueur-like, and already approachable; almost too much of a sweet thing. This rather exotic, low-acid 2003 may last well on its sheer thickness and concentration.
A more ambitious wine and therefore even more of an overstatement. Really seriously unrefreshing. Loose, heavy, unappetising. (JR)