2020 Chateau Fayat Pomerol Bordeaux

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“By far, the best vintage of Fayat ever produced”

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2020

Chateau Fayat

Pomerol Bordeaux 750 ml

$68.00

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Shipping included any 12 bottles or $150 total

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97 pts

Decanter World Wine Awards

Merlot | 2020 | Pomerol | France

Merlot

90%

Cabernet Franc

10%

14.5

Decant for 1.5 hours

60°

Now - 2045

“Simply Gorgeous Pomerol”

In 2009, Clément Fayat had a plan. He’d unite three separate tiny estates in Pomerol. Each one needed updates in both the vineyard and the cellar—but combining them would make those changes make a lot more economic sense.

And so he brought together Château Prieurs de Commanderie, at the foot of the Pomerol plateau, just around the corner from Château L’Enclos, with fine gravel over sandy clay soils; Château Commanderie de Mazeyres, which lies farther west and has lighter soils full of sand and gravel; and Vieux Château Bourgneuf, on the site of the old castle of Pomerol.

The terroir of each complemented the others: Sand and gravel historically are known to bring elegance and aromatics to wines, while clay provides power and richness. Even better, the combined acreage of these small estates would justify a re-done cellar and selective replanting to higher-density in the vineyard—though even after that work, the vineyard is one of the oldest in Pomerol, with an average age of 50 years.

In the cellar, the various parcels are now vinified separately in a combination of stainless steel tanks and large oak fermenters—which bring a je ne sais quoi to the final wine thanks to the micro-oxygenation that naturally occurs through their staves. Like other top Pomerols, this is finely polished with 70% new French oak, though the rest ages in large barrels to preserve a delicacy of fruit and succulence to the finished wine. The result, as Decanter’s judges put it, is “a Pomerol which is both classic and contemporary.”

What a treat for Bordeaux fans—a bottle to cellar and savor.

Deep ruby in appearance, with tinges of purple near the rim. Effusive, layered aromas of classic Pomerol: violets, crushed stone, fresh blackcurrant, spearmint, vanilla, Damson plum, blood orange, and toasted cocoa beans. Powerful and smooth on the palate, with gorgeously integrated, ripe tannins backed by smooth, juicy acidity and ripe flavors of black raspberry, fresh blueberries, mocha, graphite, freshly turned earth, rosemary, and strawberry. This wine is already showing beautifully and will have much more to say with bottle age. Drink now–2045.

97 pts

Decanter World Wine Awards

Pomerol is such a sought-after appellation that it always seems a particular treat to judge its wines in our competition. Origin alone, of course, doesn’t guarantee success – but when our judges tasted this particular Pomerol, from one of the best balanced of recent Bordeaux vintages, it was obvious that the wine’s achievement met the hopes which cluster around the appellation name. It’s dark black-red in colour, with subdued but compelling scents of warm earth and dark black fruits (blackcurrant, blackberry and damson); a year in oak leaves the subtlest of traces on a wine of this quality. On the palate it is vital, athletic, clearly harvested without any over-ripeness; the tannins are soft and tender; but the wine’s inner concentration and force, together with an acidity which almost seems mineral or iron-like in some way, will give it plenty of cellar legs. A Pomerol which is both classic and contemporary.

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2020 Chateau Fayat Pomerol Bordeaux

“By far, the best vintage of Fayat ever produced”

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Chateau Fayat

Pomerol Bordeaux 750 ml

$68.00

per bottle

Fruit Intensity

Oak Intensity

Body

Acidity

Tannin

Merlot

90%

Cabernet Franc

10%

14.5

Decant for 1.5 hours

60°

Now - 2045

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“By far, the best vintage of Fayat ever produced”

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Pomerol Bordeaux 750 ml

$68.00

per bottle

Fruit Intensity

Oak Intensity

Body

Acidity

Tannin

Merlot

90%

Cabernet Franc

10%

14.5

Decant for 1.5 hours

60°

Now - 2045

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