Château Jean Faure Saint-Emilion 2020 - Grand Cru Classé BIO

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

The latest vintages of this vintage shine with their finesse and elegant structure, and deserve the widest possible success at a very reasonable price.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

A particular success for this predominantly Cabernet Franc estate next to Cheval Blanc. Jean Faure 2020 bursts with aromas of cherry, mentholated blackberry, rose petal and cardamom. Medium- to full-bodied, fleshy and seamless, it is supple and suave, its enveloping core of bright fruit concealing soft, powdery tannins, and ending on an expansive, perfumed finish. This beautiful wine stands out for its perfume and ultra-refined texture. 2025-2050

About the domain :

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

Don't look for exuberance and richness here. On the contrary, the wines from this estate assert themselves with great stylistic elegance. The predominance of Cabernet Franc lends a fresh perfume to the 2020 and chisels out a magnificent, long, pure mouthfeel. A wine of great class.

About the domain :

Well placed between Cheval-Blanc, La Dominique and Ripeau, Château Jean-Faure was acquired in 2004 by Olivier Decelle, who also owns Mas Amiel in Roussillon and, in part, the young Nuiton wine merchant, Decelle-Villa. Deeply rethought, vintage after vintage of Jean Faure reveals disturbing and exciting similarities with the Pomerol style of Cheval-Blanc, without in any way being a copy. With his Cabernets, Jean Faure explores a "Pinotant" fruitiness all his own. This progress has only been possible by focusing the estate on major agronomic efforts. Cabernet Franc is no longer seen as a complement to the blend, but as the heart of the wine.

James Suckling

About the wine:

Aromas of blackberry, black cherry, orange peel and rose petal follow through to a medium to full body, with creamy, polished tannins and a juicy finish. Made from organically grown grapes. Give it 3 or 4 years to blossom.

Terre de Vins

About the wine:

An example of drinkability from an estate that pays great attention to freshness. The juicy flesh makes the most of the vintage's generosity. All pleasure and brilliant acidity.

Yves Beck

About the wine:

A great deal of achievement in this wine, which is gaining in detail and precision. It's beginning to show its nature, its depth, its skills. And they are unquestionably high! On the palate, the wine stays on course, maintaining its path towards freshness. Its power is restrained, but oh so effective and relevant. A wine that is essentially muscular and straightforward. From a gustatory point of view, it is restrained; it is in stand-by mode! 2028-2048

Vert de Vin

About the wine:

The nose is fresh, elegant, racy and offers mastered richness/contained richness, precision, a certain purity of fruit, complexity, mastered density, a stretched side as well as a lovely finesse of grain. There are notes of pulpy boysenberry, blueberry and, more lightly, blackcurrant, combined with hints of violet, ripe wild black berries/cherry, as well as bright red berries, Timut pepper, peony, fresh blond tobacco and discreet hints of star anise, cinnamon and spices (malbec). The palate is fruity, elegant, delicate and juicy, offering greediness, tension, lovely freshness, airy balance, masked power / controlled power, minerality, energy, creaminess, purity of fruit and lovely acidity of fruit. On the palate, this wine expresses notes of bright blackberry, bright violet plum and, more lightly, tart/pulpy blue berries, combined with hints of strawberry, chocolate, black tea, peony, as well as fine hints of lily, cardamom, discreet hints of caramelized oak and an imperceptible hint of Bourbon vanilla bean. The tannins are precise, elegant and finely creamy. Good length and persistence. A lovely, elegant wine offering richness, freshness and balance. An imperceptible hint of good bitterness and coffee on the finish/persistence.

Anthocyanes - Yohan Castaing

About the wine:

Fresh, crystalline nose, very pure, fresh and vibrant. What brilliance! Black fruit and light spice. Very ripe. On the palate, it's equally crystalline, straightforward, tractable, without excessive acidity and with remarkable precision of grain. Menthol. Salinity and undeniable emotional presence. A chiseled, dazzling Jean Faure. Simply superb!