April 27, 2023 - Tasted over 2 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent med red mild bricking
-sweet red berry and faint sweet sous bois mature notes
-med acidity, med/med- weight liqueur-like faded red fruit light soil slight medicinal finish accompanying med/med- tannins
-really quite nice and fully on a mature pleateau
June 27, 2021 - Tim's. Taupe-brown color shows some age. On the palate, fig jam, walnuts, red-apple skin and paprika. Pleasant to drink but time to drink up.
September 22, 2020 - Strawberries for days on the bouquet and palate. Still together and fresh.
December 16, 2017 - Agreed with previous notes - "come hither" fruit forward, black cherries, icing sugar nose, and some interesting back notes in the mouth. Will definitely try again.
September 19, 2016 - My response to this second bottle, drunk 2 months after the first, is almost 180° different from my initial response. Where I found the first to be bitter, this was fresh, bright, alive, refreshing, and absolutely delightful. Bright red fruits, particularly cherry, predominate, matched by the color - brilliant red (almost orange-red) jewel-like in intensity. There was a hint of cola. At a lower register, one is aware of scents of the maquis (the Corsican garigue), and a tartness that balances the fruit.
I would not hold this wine, as others have suggested; it is meant to be enjoyed young.
Rated 2 on a scale of -1 to 3.
March 26, 2016 - Wonderful for me but some at the table had trouble with it's exotic flavors.
February 23, 2016 - A Kermit Lynch import, Faustine is a biodynamically-farmed Corsian blend of 70% Sciaccarellu and 30% Niellucciu. Shimmering translucent garnet, it's lighter in hue and body than Pinot Noir with refined, perfumy aromas of decaying rose petal, white hand soap, forest floor, dried mint, and a hint of spice. In the mouth, it's taught, red-fruited and lean. The tannins are moderate and very fine, intertwining coursing acidity, flavors of cranberry and rose hips, and a decidedly herbal flourish on the finish. 14.0% ABV
January 24, 2016 - This is such a terrific and fun wine. Light red fruits with a sort of confectionary sugar aspect to them. So immediate and easy - not a lot of structure and perhaps not for real old-school purists but I love drinking this and it works very well with light meat dishes.
January 23, 2016 - Translucent ruby in the glass; there's a candied, almost liquer-like note to the fruit on the nose.
Light- to medium-bodied on the palate - not bad. I would probably like a touch more acidity, but this is better tonight than my first bottle.
September 2, 2015 - Light translucent ruby in the glass; interesting nose, with almost a liquer-like note.
I will echo the interesting note on the palate - there's a lot going on here, in a southern Rhone kind of way. Similar to the Zenato in that stylistically not really in my wheelhouse, but not bad at all, and something I would consider buying again. FWIW, my wife did not like that liquer-like note on the nose, so we weren't 100% aligned on this wine.