2002 Peby Faugeres

The 2002 Peby-Faugeres has been a consistently perplexing wine to taste. The wood continues to dominate this tannic, muscular, virile St.-Emilion. It lacks the charm and overall balance of its less expensive sibling, Chateau Faugeres. Perhaps it will come together with time, but 2002 would not have been the vintage to push extraction or utilize tremendous amounts of new oak, which seems to have given this wine a disjointed, awkward taste and texture. Judgment reserved.

This super-cuvée of Faugères is just too oaky-toasty for me. Sweet and velvety but a little bit souped up and there's less refreshing acidity to compensate for the sweetness than in the regular bottling. (JR)

The 2002 Peby-Faugeres has been a consistently perplexing wine to taste. The wood continues to dominate this tannic, muscular, virile St.-Emilion. It lacks the charm and overall balance of its less expensive sibling, Chateau Faugeres. Perhaps it will come together with time, but 2002 would not have been the vintage to push extraction or utilize tremendous amounts of new oak, which seems to have given this wine a disjointed, awkward taste and texture. Judgment reserved. Apr 2005, www.robertparker.com