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91/100 A muscular but refined red, bursting with wild berry, herb and spice notes, underpinned by accents of cured meat and tea. Tangy acidity carries into the floral and fresh earth aromas on the finish.
90/100 Fresh red plum, kirsch and boysenberry notes give a focused, tangy profile to this muscular, full-bodied red, with tea, floral and mineral aromas adding interest through the grippy, spice-infused finish.
16/20 Un Faugères d’inspiration bourguignonne, Romanée.
93 / 100 Sporting a deep ruby/purple color, the roughly 300-case 2013 Faugeres has a sensational bouquet of cassis, crushed violets and liquid rocks. Medium to full-bodied, elegant and impeccably balanced, it has a seamless texture, no hard edges and a clean finish. Made from 50% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache and 10% Carignan that […]
93 / 100 Smoked earth, currants, cured meats and spices all emerge from the rich, full-bodied 2014 Faugeres. A blend of 60% Syrah, 25% Mourvèdre and 15% Carignan, aged mostly in demi-muids, it has a smoking mid-palate, a ripe, layered textured and a big finish. Like in 2013, it’s another hidden gem in this lineup. […]
14,5/20
15/20 Belle réussite avec un 2012 droit et frais à souhait.
15/20 Le Faugères 2012 retient l’attention par la complexité et la variété de ses parfums : ciste, tabac brun, cacao, eucalyptus…
90/100 Concentrated and muscular, this red is packed with ripe black currant, blackberry tart and ganache flavors. Licorice and incense aromas add a rich touch. Chewy tannins grace the long spice and herb-infused finish.
16/20 La plus belle cuvée de ce négoce spécialisé dans les terroirs méditerranéens. Un vin de haute maturité, sanguin, cacaoté, opulent mais précis dans son message de terroir.
90/100 Effusively fruit-focused, with blueberry and red currant flavors matched to crisp acidity. Offers creamy notes mid-palate, with a finish that echoes with raspberry ganache and chocolate elements. Drink now through 2018.
16/20 Le Faugères, libre et extraverti, possède une magnifique personnalité, dans un style opulent mais très abouti.
91/100 Offering fabulous richness, the 2011 Faugeres is ripe and up-front, with loads of red plum, ink, licorice, ground pepper and earthy/mineral qualities to go with a medium to full-bodied, voluptuous profile on the palate. A big, layered effort, it firms up nicely on the finish, and should drink nicely through 2023 or more. This […]
17/20 Etoffé, savoureux et intense, le Faugères 2010 est au sommet de la gamme.
88 AL – Youthful and dark purple colour, the nose is young and intense with ripe sweet berries, plum and chocolate. Rather muscular palate, fine spices, herbs and ripe dark fruit, some oak in the background, modern style, rich and long finish. 88 MdM – Dark purple red with violet hue and black center. Elegant […]
90/100 A medium- to full- bodied red, with refined red berry and cherry flavors that are matched by plenty of spicy notes. The juicy finish show tar and mineral, with hints of chocolate mint that linger with good intensity. Drink now through 2017. 100 cases imported. US$40. -K.M.
14,5/20 Encore une belle réussite dans le millésime. Faugères puissant et séveux, avec une finale de feuille de havane. On peut commencer à le boire dès maintenant. 2012 à 2015.
16/20 Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan. Deep crimson, rich colour. Wild and gamey nose, just softened by almost-not-there cherry aromas. Pretty snug fruit hunkering down on the core, with good mouthwatering acidity balanced out by the ripeness, but the tannins are aggressive and somewhat abrasive. Notes of graphite. A burn on the finish. The taste of singed […]
17/20 Gourmand, réglissé et très complet, le faugères s’installe durablement au sommet de la gamme. 25€
91/100 Although this is not the newest release from Hecht & Bannier, it is drinking nicely now, with mature notes of kirsch and black currante backed by accents of sweet spice, crushed violets and soft leather. Though aged, the mouth is still full and big with gripping tannins and a firm structure. The finish is […]
91/100 H&B’s 2008 Faugeres is rich and complex, with herbal garrigue aromas of lavender and laurel framed against the solid ripe dark berry and cherry fruit core. The mouth is brisk and lively, with vibrant acidity lifting the dark fruit flavors and carrying through to the chocolate-and espresso-flecked close. Good now, but hold for another […]
91/100 A luscious, focused red, with plenty of licorice snap to the muscular flavors of dark berry, plum pudding and dark cherry. The long finish is filled with chocolate and spice accents. Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan. Drink now through 2018. 300 cases made – US$ 32 — K.M.
92/100 Having lost part of their usual supplies of Mourvedre and Syrah to hail, Hecht and Bannier sourced some Grenache from the western edge of the appellation for their 2008 Faugeres. A vivid evocation of crushed stone as well as of high-toned intimations of herbal and dark berry and plum distillates runs all the way […]
(93-94)/100 Around 60% Syrah, 30% Mourvedre, and the rest Carignan and Cinsault, Hecht and Bannier’s 2009 Faugeres – tasted as a pre-assemblage – is dominated by very ripe yet fresh blackberry, purple plum, and dark cherry. Seamlessly sweet and finely polished – almost creamy – I concur with Hecht when he claims that “even though […]
(93-94+)/100 Despite the overall shortage of wine in this vintage and their resolute attachment to Mourvedre as a core component, Hecht and Bannier manages to add at least one source and come up with around the same 300 cases of 2010 Faugeres as has characterized their previous vintages. Ripe blackberry and dark chocolate are suffused […]
16/20 – 25€
16/20 Blackish purple. Very intense and almost so ripe that there is not much bouquet discernible yet. Superripe Syrah with Mourvedre ‘and a few drops of Carignan as magic powder’. Just a bit too ripe and dry-farmed for me overall – so far anyway. Quite painful to taste, without the lusciousness of the Minervois or […]
16.5/20 – 25€
14/20 Belle matière un rien en retrait du saint-chinian cette année. La sensation de minéralité est intense – 25€
92/100 A solid core of black plum and berry character are elevated by nuances of menthol, cured meat and dried purple flowers. The texture is like crushed velvet; ripe, dusty tannins and flavors of coffee, cocoa and tobacco linger on the finish. US$35 – LB
16,5/20 Syrah and Mourvedre. Dark, gamey and spicy with quite firm, dry tannins. Wait a while for this. A little hole in the middle for now. 14% – Drink 2011-15
16,5/20 Parmi la gamme de cet excellent négoce, le meilleur vin nous paraît être le Faugères, velouté et profond, à l’élégance soulignée par un élevage en filigrane. Inspiré, distingué, le 2006 séduit par ses douces notes d’agrumes et ses petits amers nobles en finale. 25€
91/100 Hecht & Bannier’s 2005 Faugeres is a great tribute not just to its outstanding terroir, but to the skill with which the down-sides of this vintage have been overcome to present a wine of palpable density but remarkably refined tannins and fresh fruit. That said, this is more than anything else about mineral and […]
(93-94)/100 From Syrah and Mourvedre grown on pure schist, Hecht and Bannier’s 2007 Faugeres – like its predecessors – will spend close to two years in demi-muid. “Every year,” remarks Bannier, “we have this question about how far we can go into Mourvedre,” and thus far the answer appears to have been “ever deeper.” The […]
91/100 A hint of coconut and lanolin (from a new demi-muid incorporated into the blend) mingles with smoke-tinged black cherry in the nose of Hecht & Bannier’s 2006 Faugeres. With an impressive sense of grip and sheer density, yet of fine-grained tannins, too, this offers an invigorating combination of fruit skin and rhubarb-like (vintage typical) […]
16/20 – coup de coeur du comité de dégustation Ce vin semble posséder un exceptionnel potentiel de garde. A la fois ciselé et vif, il est déjà profondément marqué par le caractère très minéral des Syrah sur schistes. Il s’affirme par sa tension et son énergie. Avec un nez de fruits noirs et d’épices douces, […]
17/20 – 25€
****(*) Un nez sur les fruits mûrs framboisés, avec des notes réglissées, poivrées. La bouche a un fruité intense, une matière bien lissée, des tanins harmonieux. Une bouteille déjà charmeuse.
87/100 A Hecht & Bannier elabora esse corte de Syrah e Mourvèdre de cor violácea, com aromas de boa intensidade de frutas maduras, nuances florais e tostados. Boa estrutura, encorpado e intenso, com notas de caramelo, boa persistência e 14% de álcool. Vinci Importadora – US$ 69,90
A la vue, le vin est limpide avec une robe rouge rubis aux nuances pourpres. Le bouquet est ouvert, fruité épicé, enrichi par des notes de cacao, vanille et cerise. La structure est tannique, riche, avec une belle puissance. La fin de bouche est chaleureuse. Vieillissement: 2-3 ans. Décantation: oui. Température de service: 16°. Accord […]
16/20 Very rich and reassuring – broad and almost ready, although there is no shortage of well handled tannin. 13,5% – Drink 2007-2010.
14/20 Le vin est légèrement animal avec des tanins un peu revêches. 2007 à 2010 – 23€
14/20 Le vin est légèrement animal avec des tanins un peu revêches.
16.5/20 – 23 €
Hecht & Bannier, négociant-éleveur, a choisi de présenter ce Faugères 2003, élevé vingt mois en fût, grillé, toasté, boisé au nez comme en bouche ; il faudra s’armer de patience (quatre ou cinq ans) avant de déguster ce vin charpenté mais encore trop marqué par son élevage. 15 à 23€
89/100 Ripe, rich and full-bodied, with a fat vein of blackberry, plum, smoke and spice flavors, with touches of cream as well. Balanced and firm, with an intense, tannic finish of bittersweet chocolate. Drink now through 2009. 800 cases made – US$ 29 — K.M.
89/100 One of the more exciting appellations in Languedoc, Faugères produces wines of considerable depth and flavor. This wine is no exception, displaying solid tannins coupled with juicy red fruits. It’s an elegant wine with ripe fruit tempered by a cool, restrained element. — R.V.
17.5/20 Lighter colour than most. Rich and slighty treacly – very appealing on the nose. Round and very fruity. Extremely soft with dry edges. Lovely for current drinking with a very mineral edge. Lots of character. 13.5%
16.5/20 Very heady, super-ripe nose – purple fruits oozing fruit – almost Napa Valley! Good, sleek palate entry – very smooth – and then extremely dry tannins on the finish. Good start but it will take time to smooth out those dry tannins… 14%
** Déjà “étoilé” en 2004, H & B, installé à Bouzigues en 2002 en tant que négociant-éleveur, sait sélectionner les bonnes cuvées de Faugères. Ce 2002 d’une couleur pourpre, au nez puissant d’épices et de clou de girofle, présente en bouche toutes les qualités requises pour satisfaire les plus exigeants : rondeur, puissance, structure, rétro-olfaction […]
8/10 – 23 €
86/100 – 23 €
88/100 – 23 €
87/100 Medium-bodied, with cherry, smoke and spice flavors and a peppery finish. A good quaffer that should go well with a grilled steak. Drink now. 500 cases made – US$ 35 —K.M.
****(*) – 19.90 € Le nez affiche un équilibre tendu entre le bois et le fruit. Quant à la bouche, légèrement mentholée, fraîche et grasse, elle s’achève sur une très belle longueur. Un Faugères de classe. Encore un autre bon point pour le duo Hecht/Bannier.
89/100 Concentrated, with a sinewy texture and strong flavors of blood, iron and smoke, which intensify on the finish. Plenty of character and grip. Drink now through 2006. 500 cases made. US$ 30 — K.M.
** – 15 à 23€ 2001 est le premier millésime de ce négociant-éleveur H & B qui sélectionne, élève et commercialise des vins AOC du Languedoc-Roussillon. Ce Faugères est très prometteur : il attaque avec un charme fou. Sa concentration et son bouquet (fruits noirs, notes de grillé et de garrigue) annoncent une jolie garde.
