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Château Fayat
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2023
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, vibrant, fresh, lifted, red--berry oriented wine. On the palate, you find lift, and energy, with a bright, crisp, sweet, red plum, raspberry, cocoa, and licorice filled finish. You can enjoy this on release or with just a year or two of age. The wine blends 95% Merlot with 5% Cabernet Franc.13.6% ABV. Drink from 2027-2039. 90-92 Pts. 1,277 Views Tasted May 4, 2024 |
2022
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
With a floral edge to the cherries, and licorice on the nose, the wine is medium-bodied, fresh, silky, vibrant and sweet. The fruits are on the black raspberry, and cherry side, with a hint of citrus on the fresh, mildly spicy backend. You can enjoy this on release or with just a year or two of age. The wine blends 95% Merlot with 5% Cabernet Franc. 14% ABV, 3.7 pH. Drink from 2025-2037. 91-93 Pts. 1,802 Views Tasted May 8, 2023 |
2021
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, lighter-styled, fresh, cherry and plum filled, creamy wine with floral accents that can be enjoyed on release. The wine blends 90% Merlot with 10% Cabernet Franc, 13% ABV. Drink from 2023-2033. 87-89 1,306 Views Tasted May 20, 2022 |
2020
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Flowers, truffles and ripe, dark red pit fruit aromatics are all over the place here. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied is silky, polished and fresh with a vibrancy, purity and elegance that makes this by far, the best vintage of Fayat ever produced! This is a simply gorgeous Pomerol. Drink from 2023-2040. 3,208 Views Tasted Mar 21, 2023 |
2019
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Flowers, smoke, dark red pit fruits and forest leaf scents make an appearence in the nose. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, elegant, fresh and silky, forward and fruity with an open personality making this a treat to drink just about on release, this is the best vintage of Chateau Fayat I have ever tasted. Drink from 2023-2034. 1,549 Views Tasted Mar 29, 2022Medium-bodied, soft, forward and fruity with an open personality and a plummy, chocolate coated, black cherry essence. This is already so easy to drink that you can enjoy it for all of its polished fruity character in its youth, or age it for more complexity. 90-92 Pts 2,455 Views Tasted Jun 8, 2020 |
2018
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, lifted, soft, polished, sweet, bright, fresh cherries and red plums are accompanied by licorice, dark chocolate, coffee bean and herbs on the mid-palate and in the finish. 1,244 Views Tasted Mar 9, 2021Forward, soft, medium-bodied with a ready to go personality of red plums, licorice, smoke and espresso, finishing with a nice layer of ripe cherries and thyme. 88-90 Pts 3,362 Views Tasted Apr 19, 2019 |
2017
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Wet earth, olives, herbs, thyme and cherry notes open the wine, medium bodied and on the bright, fresh side, there is an energetic red berry character to the finish. The wine was produced from 100% Merlot this year due to damage from the frost and product 1,488 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2018 |
2016
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, with an earthy, olive and red plum character, the wine is forward, soft, polished and accessible, leaving you with an earthy cherry core of fruits. The wine was made from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc. 2,243 Views Tasted Sep 21, 2019Licorice, smoke and cherry liqueur scents on the nose bring you to a medium bodied, red berry, olive-oriented wine. With a quick touch of herbs to complicate matters. The wine was made from a blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Cabernet Franc and reached 14% ABV. 2,663 Views Tasted Apr 29, 2017 |
2015
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Medium-bodied, bright, fresh, red fruits, earth, espresso and plummy notes in a forward, easy-drinking style. 86 - 88 Pts 2,441 Views Tasted Apr 27, 2016 |
2014
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Ringing with anise, earth, herbs, espresso and dark cherry notes, this wine is soft, medium to full-bodied and already approachable. For 2014, the wine was produced from 100% Merlot and reached 13.5% ABV with pH of 3.8. 88-89 Pts 2,005 Views Tasted Apr 24, 2015 |
2013
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Bright, forward, light, crisp, fresh, red berry oriented wine that exchanges complexity for early drinkability. 1,329 Views Tasted May 25, 2016From 100% Merlot and with a nose of wet earth, citrus and red berries, this medium-bodied wine is bright on the palate and ends with dark chocolate-covered raspberries. 87-89 Pts 1,431 Views Tasted Apr 25, 2014 |
2012
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
The wine is medium bodied and forward, with sweet, red cherries and floral scents, ending in a soft textured finish. 2,296 Views Tasted May 15, 2015Flowers, cherries and cocoa scents open to a medium-bodied Pomerol with ample soft textures and sweet red cherries in the finish. 88-90 Pts 2,373 Views Tasted Apr 26, 2013 |
2010
Château Fayat (Pomerol)
Medium bodied, forward, lighter style of Pomerol, with freshness, soft textures, but not a lot of depth to the red plums and cherries, although there is a nice thyme and espresso note in the nose that adds to the wine. 2,895 Views Tasted Oct 25, 2016 |