The 2019 Péby-Faugères is every bit as compelling as I thought it would be given how well it showed from barrel. An exotic mélange of black cherry fruit, plum, graphite, spice, leather and tobacco envelops the senses. Péby-Faugères is such a complete wine. It is at times quite potent, while in other moments it shows greater nuance, vibrancy and finesse. This is a fabulous effort from proprietor Silvio Denz and his team.

The 2019 Peby Faugères is superb. Inky dark fruit, bittersweet chocolate, crushed rocks, licorice, smoke, sage and scorched earth all come alive with a bit of aeration. In the glass, the 2019 is powerful, tannic and concentrate, but also vibrant, with terrific energy pulsing through it.

The 2019 Péby Faugères has a typically opulent bouquet, although I find this to show more detail and delineation than the Faugères, with lovely black cherries, boysenberry and iodine aromas, violets emerging later. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins that frame the layers of concentrated black fruit laced with sea salt and truffle. Good grip on the finish - this is a mighty impressive Péby Faugères, albeit one that will require cellaring.

The 2019 Péby-Faugères has a powerful bouquet, but as I mentioned a few months ago, there is delineation and fine focus here. Lavish and generous. The palate is medium-bodied with ripe tannins and layers of heady black fruit matched by a keen line of acidity. Very concentrated (yields were 21hL/ha). This is not a shy Saint-Émilion, but it conveys a sense of class.