1998 Château Faugères
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Julian Marshall Likes this wine:
Saturday, February 18, 2023 - I took a punt on a couple of bottles at auction recently because the price was low (30€) and I'm glad that I did.
Quite a fresh nose of dark cherry, strawberry and blackcurrant, then a medium-bodied mouthful of spicy blackcurrant and slightly jammy cherry, joined midpalate by notes of wild strawberry and finishing with a flourish of plums and cherries. Much more youthful than expected and really rather good.
Five years ago I thought this was on the wane, which just shows how much I know. In its youth, this was rather over-exuberant, with very forward, sherbet-like fruit, but it has settled down remarkably well.
Not a great wine by any means, but very enjoyable on its own or with food. I didn't decant, but next time I will because it did loosen up somewhat after several hours.
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