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Antonio Galloni

Vinous

The 2022 Peby Faugères, 100% Merlot, is a rich, heady wine. A blast of black cherry, plum, lavender, licorice, sage, grilled herbs and menthol stains the palate. This sumptuous, explosive Saint-Émilion packs a pretty serious punch. There's a lot of wine here. This is a gorgeous, stylish offering from Silvio Denz. 01/2025

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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2022 Péby Faugères has an attractive nose that is superior to the Faugères. It has better delineation and more complexity, with mulberry and blackcurrant scents upfront and light espresso scents in the background. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy black fruit and quite firm tannins. It's less opulent than previous vintages with a brisk, lightly spiced finish. This is very promising. 01/2025

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Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2022 Château Péby Faugères is a bold, full-bodied effort showcasing ripe red, blue, and black fruits, chocolate, and graphite-driven aromas and flavors. A spicy saddle leather nuance adds complexity to this lush and weightless effort, and it brings a fruit bomb-like style while still holding everything together nicely. Brought up in plenty of new wood (beautifully integrated), it will evolve well for 20+ years. 02/2025

94

James Suckling

James Suckling

This is very powerful and rich, with layers of fruit and loads of fine tannins that are silky and caressing, reminiscent of Napa. It's full and intense with plums, chocolate and lots of redcurrants. This is a wine that harks back to the early 2000s. Juicy and flavorful. Pure merlot. Best after 2028. 01/2025