2019 Fayat

The 2019 Fayat has a well-defined bouquet of blackberry and bilberry fruit with light floral scents. The palate is medium-bodied, showing some wood tannins on the entry, brown spices and black pepper, though the oak feels a little dominant on the finish. Let’s see how this evolves in bottle. I could not quite work this Pomerol out.

The 2019 Fayat is a bold, juicy wine. Strong torrefaction notes from the oak are a bit distracting though. There is plenty of textural intensity, and yet the flavors are muddled and lacking in focus. I liked this more from barrel.

The 2019 Fayat is missing a bit of pizzazz on the nose, just a bit static at the moment. The palate is showing more promise with plenty of liquorice-infused black fruit, fine acidity, but it needs more personality on the tarry finish.