Castle Péby Faugères - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2013

Jamessuckling.com

93 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe2/15/2016

Firm and silky, this pure merlot shows classy and structure for the 2013. Tight and dense palate with clean fruit. Old vines here. Better in 2018 but delicious already.

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byRobert Parkerthe8/29/2014

Peby Faugeres is usually one of the best wines in all of the top vintages, thanks to the severe selection and impressive consulting team of Stephan von Neipperg on vineyard management and Michel Rolland on winemaking and blending. The 2013, made from yields of 14 hectoliters per hectare and 100% Merlot, has some aggressive tannins to resolve, a rather intense chalky minerality, and attractive perfume of blue and red fruits with new oak is in the background. The wine is medium-bodied, slightly angular and less evolved than many 2013s, and may reveal more flesh and character in another year of aging. Certainly it-s a well-made effort, but hardly as inspiring as previous vintages have been.

This large property of more than 90 acres planted in clay and limestone soils on the St.-Emilion/Castillon Plateau was cropped at 18 hectoliters per hectare from a harvest that ran October 1-12.

Falstaff

90-92 / 100

byPeter Moserthe5/22/2014

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarter Wasserrand, feine Edelholznote, ein Hauch von Mandarinenzesten, Kokos, Brombeeren, facettenreiches Bukett. Stoffig, reife Kirschenfrucht, gute Komplexität und Frische, integrierte, tragende Tannine, extraktsüßer Abgang, hat Länge, verfügt über Zukunftspotenzial.

Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar

88-90 / 100

byStephen Tanzerthe5/16/2014

Moderately saturated ruby-red. Highly nuanced, aromatic nose offers black plum, raspberry, tobacco and nutty oak. Sweet, suave and wonderfully fine-grained on entry, then a little lean in the middle owing to firm but harmonious acidity. Finishes with lingering sweet notes of cherry and currant.

Decanter.com

16,5 / 20

bySteven Spurrierthe4/15/2014

Powerful, firmly structured wine although misses the concentration. Note of limestone terroir. Ripe but tight tannic structure

My Bettane + Desseauve

15 / 20

the4/15/2014

Grande intensité, fruité expressif, tanin mur et serré, corps volumineux et généreux en alcool, au détriment (à ce stade) de la fraîcheur

Wine Advocate

87-89 / 100

byNeal Martinthe4/15/2014

The Peby-Faugeres feels too sweet on the nose and it is missing some definition in expense for voluptuousness. The palate is sweet and rounded on the entry with plum dark plum fruit mixed with boysenberry jam and fig. It actually finishes in seductive fashion although I am concerned that it feels a little overdone in a vintage when that was not a good move.

Jamessuckling.com

91-92 / 100

byJames Sucklingthe4/8/2014

Very beautiful for the vintage with a seamless tannin structure and cool character of fruit such as blueberries and blackberries. Full body. Fresh finish. Pure merlot.

Wine Spectator

88-91 / 100

byJames Molesworththe4/3/2014

Shows a mix of bright, perfumy floral, cherry, red licorice, plum skin and sweet vanilla notes which are very fresh in feel. Subtle minerality lines the finish. —J.M.

René Gabriel

17 / 20

byRené Gabrielthe4/3/2014

Geniales, parfümiertes, delikates Bouquet, rotes Cassis, kleine reife Beeren, Waldhimbeeren, von der Süsse her mit einem gewissen Grenadinetouch aufwartend, zarter Melissenduft im Innern. Im Gaumen mittelgewichtig, viel Süsse im Extrakt, bleibt dabei aber eher im rotbeerigen Bereich, viel Kirschen und auch Kirschnoten im Grundaroma, fein kernige Tannine.

Wine Enthusiast

89-91 / 100

byRoger Vossthe3/31/2014

Ripe and soft, this Grand Cru Classé is a dense wine. It is full of berry fruits that are layered with acidity, giving the wine a fresh lift. It does have some aging potential.