2019 Cap de Faugeres
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This is a svelte, vibrant vintage, fruit forward with wild black and red berries, hints of floral notes, and an elegant freshness. Ageing 12 months in stainless steel vats, no oak.
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James Lawther MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Dark crimson hue. Leather and damson notes. Pushes the bounds of overripeness but stays just within the limit. Polished on the palate, the tannins well integrated. Bit of grip on the finish and slight glow of alcohol. (JL)
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.
The 2019 Cap de Faugères has tightened up a lot on the nose, showing dense black fruit, tar and graphite scents, quite Left Bank in style. The palate is much more expressive, featuring fleshy red berry fruit mixed with allspice, clove and white pepper. Persistent and quite convincing on the finish. Give it time for those aromatics to get their mojo back – which they will.