Chateau Cap de Faugeres Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2019 (750ml)

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Producer	Chateau Cap de Faugeres
Country	France
Region	Bordeaux
Subregion	Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux
Varietal	Red Bordeaux Blend
Vintage	2019
Sku	51728
Size	750ml

 

WA

89-91

V

92

The nose is fruity with lovely notes of dark berries and wild fruit. The palate is smooth, fruity and balanced with notes of blackcurrant, dark berries, and hints of cardamom and tonka beans.

The little brother of Péby Faugères and Faugères, Château Cap de Faugères, with 20 hectares of vines, is located in the pretty commune of Sainte Colombe, in the Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux appellation. It benefits from superb clay-limestone slopes that are an extension of the terroir in St.-Émilion, worked by the same team with the same rigour and passion. The terroir is expressed in each vintage, offering wines that can be enjoyed at a relatively early age.

85% Merlot, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon aged for 12 to 14 months, 60% in second-fill barrels, 40% in third-fill barrels, no fining.

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.

Opaque purple-black colored, the 2019 Cap de Faugères delivers intense scents of prunes, Black Forest cake and ripe, fresh blackberries with hints of Marmite toast, tapenade, damp soil and truffles. The full-bodied palate delivers mouth-coating black fruit preserves with a velvety texture and tons of freshness, finishing long and earthy.