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2008 Chateau Faugeres Saint-Emilion
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2008 Chateau Faugeres Saint-Emilion

Producer: Chateau Faugeres
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Merlot
Origin: France
Region: Bordeaux
Appellation: Saint Emilion

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89 Points | International Wine Cellar , July/August 2011

Ruby-red.  High-toned, liqueur-like aromas of blueberry and coffee.  Fat, sweet and easygoing, with an almost syrupy quality to the raspberry and blackberry fruit.  This open-knit, easygoing fruit bomb offers immediate appeal.  Finishes with sweet, harmonious tannins.  I'd consume this over the next seven or eight years.

90 Points | Wine Spectator
90 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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About Bordeaux

Bordeaux is the planet's largest source of fine wine, the model for Cabernet Sauvignon- and Merlot-based wines around the globe. Bordeaux wines are considered by many wine connoisseurs to be the world's greatest reds.


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Merlot

Merlot enjoyed a surge in popularity in the 1990s as consumers suddenly discovered that they could enjoy aromas and flavors similar to those of Cabernet in a fleshier, softer wine with smoother tannins. A wave of Merlot plantings followed, frequently in soils and microclimates completely inappropriate for this variety, and the market was soon...
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