Partly in full barrel-vinification and partly in wooden conical vats, cold prefermentary maceration, crushing, no filtration, slow vatting over a period of three weeks, malolactic fermentations in barrels.
Maturation:
100% in new French oak barrels on fine sediment for 18 months.
Average production:
12,000 bottles (first wine)
Tasting Notes:
(2010)
A very limited production cuvee, the 2010 Peby Faugeres is sold in a specially designed bottle from Silvio Denz, who also owns Lalique Crystal. It comes from the oldest portion of the Faugeres vineyard, which is actually more of a completely separate entity under Denz than it was under the previous owners. The 2010 is 100% Merlot and again 15% natural alcohol. The vines were cropped at 20 hectoliters per hectare, but harvested about a week before the harvest finished for the main Faugeres vineyard. Most observers would tend to look at this wine as a modern style, massive, intense St.-Emilion, with an opaque purple color, a floral nose shaded by notes of blueberry liqueur intermixed with black raspberries, vanillin, subtle smoke and barrique smells. It is full-bodied and built for two decades of longevity, but should be reasonably drinkable in 5- 6 years because of the 100% Merlot content. This is a thrilling wine, as it has been in nearly every vintage where it has been produced. - 97 Points, Robert Parker , Wine Advocate
