This has a wonderful nose of dark fruits, tea, and slightly toasted oak. Very clean and precise, more so than the past vintage. I am loving the succulent fruit and velvety tannins, it is very hard not to drink this right now, but will be much better after 2014. A stylistic change after owner Silvio Denz took over.

Dark in color with intense aromas of blackberry tar and mineral. Almost minty. Full-bodied with loads of ripe fruit and vanilla bean character. Long and supercaressing. This racy wine has so much going on yet it's subtle and sexy. Best after 2012. 4330 cases made. –JS

The 2005 Faugeres has a very ripe, mulberry and licorice-scented bouquet that only just manages to contain some volatile acidity that detracts from its delineation. The palate is quite agreeable: modern in style but balanced, more reined in than the nose with licorice-infused red fruit, espresso and dark chocolate notes towards the finish. It does not have the complexity of the finest 2005 Saint Emilion wines and the aftertaste feels a little short. However, it has a sense of place and the finish is nicely focused. You could broach this now or leave it for 8-10 years. Tasted September 2016. - Neal Martin