Château Faleyrens Château Faleyrens

(Decanted for one hour) Deep red colour with a brick red hue and a maturing nose showing violets, liquorice, dried herbs and some wet soil. Smoothing tannins on the palate showing red berries, dried herbs and a nice acidity on the mid to late before dried fruit take over on the lengthy finish. This is still showing well, but should be drunk now. (Best 2005-2020)

(Decanted for half an hour) Red colour with a brick red hue. Mature nose showing perfume, leather and black currants. With some extra glass time it opens up with lovely notes of hip roses, stables and cedar wood. Mature smooth palate with softened tannins, drying fruit and some hip roses and a balanced finish with an elegant finish showing a slight sweetness intensity still before a touch of pepper. This was drinking very well right now and was at its …

(Decanted for one hour) Maturing nose showing warm fruit, damp soil and hints of cedar and barn. Silky soft tannins on the mature palate showing some warm fruit and a nice lengthy finish with hints of leather and dried fruit. There’s also a little disturbing green note on the finish that reveals with more airtime. Still a good showing, and as always with mature Bordeaux it works best with food. (Best 2005-2020)

Supposedly the first ever vintage of this wine. Translucent black cherry color with noticeably developed, pale brick-orange rim. Very savory and nicely developed nose with aromas of fresh yet slightly wizened blackcurrants, bell pepper, some leafy tones, a little bit of porcini mushrooms, an earthy hint of sous-bois and a touch of pipe tobacco. The wine is medium-bodied, complex, quite ripe yet somewhat lean on the palate with flavors of crunchy blackcurrant tones, earthy sous-bois, bell pepper, some leafy tones, …