Château Faugeres, St. Emilion, Bordeaux, FR, 2020, (Futures) 6-Pack 6x750 ml

JS: 94-95. A ripe, rich red that delivers loads of crushed-berry, chocolate and walnut character, as well as fine tannins through the center palate. Layered texture.

Château Faugères is a Bordeaux estate that attained Saint-Émilion Grand Cru Classé status in 2012. The estate's Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wine is a blend of typically 85 percent Merlot, 10 percent Cabernet Franc and 5 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and is produced with the help of consultant oenologist Michel Rolland.

The Esquissaud family became the proprietors of both Châteaux Faugères and Péby Faugères in 1823. Up until the late 1980s, the estate only sold its wines to a single local merchant. This all changed in 1987 when Château Faugères was inherited by Pierre-Bernard Guisez who set out to create wines worthy of Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé status. In 2005, the estate was purchased by Silvio Denz, perfume designer and owner of several French wineries, as well as Montepeloso in Tuscany and Clos d'Agon in Spain.