Name: Chateau Jean Faure
Brand: Chateau Jean Faure
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Rating: 90 (233 reviews)

Chateau Jean Faure
Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
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  - $ 64 / 750ml
- Red - Savory and Classic
- 3.5 from 135 User Ratings
- 90 / 100 from 233 Critic Reviews
- Organic No added sulfites
- Several important critics have rated this Saint-Emilion Grand Cru wine highly.
  
  Critic tasting note: (2022 vintage) "With a unique nose of flowers, melted butter, red pit fruits, and spice, the palate is where the wine shows best with its layers of juicy, sweet, lush fruits, minerality, and vibrancy that stays with you. The wine blends 64% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot and 6% whole-bunch vinification, Malbec. Drink from 2025-2040. 92-94 Pts." - 93/100, Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider
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Chateau Jean Faure - Saint-Emilion Grand Cru (Grand Cru Classe) 2015 (750ml)

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From Saint-Emilion Grand Cru, France
Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 64 / 750ml
Red Wine – Savory and Classic
Bordeaux Blend Red
Pairs well with Beef and Venison
Organic · No added sulfites
- This wine has won many awards: the 2009 vintage was awarded Or from the Concours des Grands Vins de France Macon, and the 2007 vintage was awarded Or from the Concours de Bordeaux Vins d'Aquitaine.
- Several important critics have rated this Saint-Emilion Grand Cru wine highly.
- - More expensive than most Red wines from Saint-Emilion Grand Cru. The price has been stable over the past year.

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Winery

Château Jean Faure is a Saint-Emilion Grand Cru Classé estate, four kilometers (2.4 miles) northwest of Saint-Emilion town, a stone's throw from the famed Château Cheval-Blanc and from the Pomerol appellation further northwe...

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About the Product

Region or Appellation: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Saint-Emilion / Bordeaux / France
Classification: Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Analytical Data

Alcohol ABV: 13 - 14.5%
Sweetness: Dry
Blend: Cabernet Franc, Merlot & Malbec

Production Attributes

Indigenous Fermentation

Maturation: Oaked
Oak Type: French
Closure Type: Cork
Vineyard Notes: Located at the heart of a mythical terroir of the Premiers Grands Crus Classés of Saint Emilion, CHÂTEAU JEAN FAURE is a close neighbour of the prestigious Château Cheval Blanc and Château Figeac which is less than 500 meters from the estate. This 18 unbroken hectare property is deeply rooted in a great terroir which is made up of clay with iron layers. This estate’s historic vineyard is essentially planted with Cabernet franc (50%).

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Winemaking: Hand-picked harvest in crates. 100% winemaking of the grapes in their entirety. Manual cap punching.
Ageing: 18 months in oak barrels (40% in new barrels and 40% in barrels used once before and 20% in casks used once before.)

Awards

(6)

1 Star

2011 Vintage

Awarded: 2015

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

2009 Vintage

Awarded: 2012

Concours des Grands Vins de France Macon

Bronze

2008 Vintage

Awarded: 2011

Concours des Grands Vins de France Macon

Bronze

2007 Vintage

Awarded: 2010

Challenge International du Vin

2007 Vintage

Awarded: 2010

Concours de Bordeaux Vins d'Aquitaine

2 Stars

2005 Vintage

Awarded: 2009

Le Guide Hachette des Vins

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About the Wine

Region

Saint-Emilion Grand Cru

Saint-Émilion Grand Cru wines are produced under slightly tighter production restrictions than regular Saint-Émilion wines. As with other grand cru appellations, the intention behind this...

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Style

Red - Savory and Classic

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long...

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Grape Variety / Blend

Bordeaux Blend Red

Far from being an officially defined or legal term, it is almost never used for wine-labeling purposes (although it occasionally appears on back labels). Its equivalent in the United States...

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Food Pairing

Beef and Venison

The general rule with all red meat is the leaner the meat, the lighter the wine – this also applies to different cuts of beef or steak, although side dishes and sauces also have to be...

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Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine

Lamb kreatopita Starter Course: Meat in filo pastry; Contains: lamb mince; Greek

Galician bone-in-ribeye Main Course: Intense, creamy beef cooked with with red wine; Western

Ribeye steak Main Course: With Café de Paris butter; French

Fillet steak Main Course: With Café de Paris butter; French

Critics Scores & Reviews

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90 / 100

233 scores

95 - 100

90 - 94

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17.5 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2020 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2023

When to drink: 2030 to 2045

Wirkt sehr verschlossen in dieser Phase, braucht mehr Zeit und Luft als die meisten anderen Weine, doch verrät dann besondere aromatische Komplexität, grosse Rasse und gesunde Herbe; besonders charaktervoller, erfreulicher Wein.

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17.5 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2022 Vintage Tasted: Aug 2023

When to drink: 2032 to 2045

Von eigenständigem, blumig-fruchtigem Ausdruck bereits in der Nase; temperamentvoll im Mund, konzentriert, wuchtig, saftig, mit knackigem Tannin und spürbarem Feuer; für den besonderen, unverwechselbaren Charakter.

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93 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2019 Vintage Tasted: Jul 2023

(65% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot, 5% Malbec von 80jährigen Rebstöcken die direkt neben denen von Châteaux La Dominique und Cheval Blanc gedeihen! 13.5% Alkohol) Dichtes Rubinrot. In der Nase mit burgundischem Ausdruck, viel, Kräuterwürze, ein Mix aus dunkler und roter Frucht, Kirschen, Johannisbeeren, Granatapfel, blonder Tabak, Kieselsteine, sehr frisch, faszinierend, komplex. Im Gaumen mit Eleganz und Finesse, ungemein delikate Frucht, sehr feinkörniges, perfekt eingebundenes Tannin, die Säure wirkt vibrierend, unterstreicht die knackige Frucht, tänzerisch leicht und dennoch mit Druck und Länge ist das ein Charmeur sondergleichen. Hervorragende Qualität. Jetzt bis 2044 geniessen.

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2020 Vintage

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93 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2022 Vintage Tasted: May 2023

With a unique nose of flowers, melted butter, red pit fruits, and spice, the palate is where the wine shows best with its layers of juicy, sweet, lush fruits, minerality, and vibrancy that stays with you. The wine blends 64% Cabernet Franc, 30% Merlot and 6% whole-bunch vinification, Malbec. Drink from 2025-2040. 92-94 Pts.

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93 - 95 / 100 Wine Maniacs

2022 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2023

When to drink: 2030 to 2040

Perfect ripeness of fruits, showing great energy along with complexity. Rich and big, b ut still airy and ample. Superbly textured. Remarkable acidity adds some crystalline feel, Pu'er tea like tannins and aromas. Luminous and profound.

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95 / 100 VertdeVin

2022 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2023

Le nez est frais, racé, franc et offre de l’intensité, une certaine puissance ainsi que de la fraicheur. On y retrouve des notes de violette fraiche, de lys, de mûre fraiche et plus légèrement de petits fruits frais/éclatants associées à des touches de bergamote fraiche, de bleuet, de sens de la place (biotop local), de sève fraiche ainsi qu’à de discrètes pointes de cardamone et d’épices douces fraiches. La bouche est fruitée, élégante, minérale, juteuse et offre de la tension, un petit côté aérien ainsi qu’une jolie pureté et définition du fruit. En bouche ce vin exprime des notes de mûre pulpeuse/juteuse, de cerise éclatante et plus légèrement de violette/lilas frais associées à des touches de petits fruits frais/juteux ainsi qu’à des pointes de chocolat, de sève fraiche, de toasté et à de fines pointes de macération (en fond). Bonne longueur. De jolies pointes épicées.

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92 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2020 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2023

Utilizing one of the highest percentages of Cabernet Franc in Bordeaux, at 65% of the blend, the wine offers a floral dominated perfume with cedar, spice, herbs, mint and salty plums. Medium-bodied, elegant, refined and silky on the palate, there is freshness, refinement and a savory edge to the sweet, vibrant, dusty red fruits in the finish. Drink from 2023-2042.

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94 / 100 Falstaff

2022 Vintage Tasted: Jan 2023

Dark ruby, purple reflections, brightening on the rim. Delicate liquorice, red cherries, tobacco in the background, herbal savouriness, bouquet marked by the Cabernet Franc. Complex, juicy, sweet red wild berries, some nougat on the finish, mineral and fresh, good length. Certain ageing potential.

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92 / 100 Falstaff

2021 Vintage Tasted: May 2022

Dark ruby core, purple reflections, bright broad rim. Delicate tobacco aromas with red berries, fresh cherries, a distinctive bouquet positively marked by Cabernet Franc. Juicy, elegant palate with notes of nougat, fine acidity and toasty flavours on the finish. Balanced with good ageing potential.

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92 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2021 Vintage Tasted: May 2022

Soft, polished, sweet, floral, and fresh, the fruits are juicy with a touch of spice and mint in the endnote. The wine has a nice depth of flavor, with a creamy, as well as fresh edgy to the spicy, red berries and leafy herbs in the endnote. The wine is made from a blend of 67% Cabernet Franc and 33% Merlot, which is the highest proportion of Cabernet Franc ever used in blend. Hopefully, they will continue using more Cab Franc in future vintages as it really works here. Drink from 2023-2039. 91-93

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91 - 93 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2021 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2022

Delikat und feinduftig, mit floralen Tönen, vielen Himbeeren, auch Sauerkirschen, dazu eine Kräuterwürze, faszinierend. Im Gaumen frisch und saftig, sehr würzig, leichter Körper, knackige Frucht, die Tannine sind nicht übermässig extrahiert, die Säure belebt. Im Abgang rotfruchtig und mit Blutorangen im Rückaroma. Finessenreich und mit Trinkfluss, wird rasch Spass bereiten, hat dennoch Reserven. 2025-2033 (Verkostet "En Primeur" im April 2022. AGCCSE/Château Dassault)

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92 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2019 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2022

With a nose packed with roasted nuts, espresso, truffle, flowers and dark red fruits, the wine is even better on the palate with its layers of ripe, sweet, silky textured, red fruits. Soft, polished, fresh and fruity, you can drink this early, or age it for more secondary development. Drink from 2023-2035 92 Points

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94 / 100 Falstaff

2019 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2022

Dunkles Rubingranat, violette Reflexe, zarte Ockerrandaufhellung. Reife schwarze Kirschen, ein Hauch von Pflaumen, etwas Dörrobst, Nougat und Tabak, kandierte Orangenzesten sind unterlegt. Saftig, komplex, feine Fruchtsüße, reife, gut integrierte Tannine, schokoladige Nuancen im Abgang, elegant und anhaftend, bereits entwickelt, sicheres Reifepotenzial, würziger, facettenreicher Speisenbegleiter.

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16 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2018 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2021

When to drink: 2028 to 2035

Diskrete Nase, fruchtig, ausbaugeprägt auch, von herber knapp reifer Art, grosse Frische, elegantes Tannin, recht lang, kräftig, endet herb-fruchtig, verdient Kellerruhe.

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92 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2018 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2021

Kräuterige Nase, zeigt viel Cabernet Franc, dazu schwarze Kirschen, Brombeere, Gräser, Stein. Im Gaumen eine ungemein knackige Frucht, sensationelle Balance aus Gerbstoff und Säure, das hat Charme, eine gute Struktur, viel Frische und Rasse. Endet im Abgang wiederum kräuterig, lang, harmonisch. Eine Sünde. Bis 2034

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91 / 100 Adrian van Velsen - vvWine.ch

2016 Vintage Tasted: Jun 2021

Etwas zurückhaltender als der 2018er, tiefgründig, rauchig, darüber Veilchenblüten. Im Gaumen bereits wunderbar zugänglich im Auftrakt, dann packt der Wein zu, zeigt viel Gerbstoff, eine rassige Säurestruktur, die Frucht ist auf den Punkt gereift, der Alkohol nicht überbordend. Langer, dunkelfruchtiger und würziger Abgang. Viel Wein fürs Geld. Bis 2036

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93 / 100 Falstaff

2020 Vintage Tasted: May 2021

Deep ruby, opaque core, purple reflections, broader brightening on rim. Ripe cherry, a hint of plum, a touch of fine, noble wood, candied orange zest. Juicy, elegant texture, fresh sweet cherry, lively structure, round tannins, mineral and long, delicate chocolate touch on the finish.

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93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

2018 Vintage Tasted: Apr 2021

This Saint-Émilion classed growth shows dense black fruits, dominated by structured and perfumed Cabernet Franc. The richness is palpable, with blackberry and dark damson-plum flavors giving acidity. Solid tannins come both from the fruit and the wood aging. The wine has a fine journey ahead of it. Drink from 2025. Organic and biodynamic. Roger Voss

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93 / 100 Andreas Larsson - Tasted

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2021

Deep youthful colour with a bright purple hue. Layered and elegant nose with pure fruit, notes of wild berries, cassis, violet and fine tobacco. The palate is dense but with a modest extraction and grainy tannin, nuanced with supple fruit and a long lingering finish. Stylish.

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92 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2018 Vintage Tasted: Mar 2021

With good purity in the fruit, softness in its texture, ripe tannins and loads of fruit on your palate and in the juicy, sweet finish, I am really liking this elegantly styled wine. Give it a couple of years in the cellar and promises to be even better.

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93 / 100 Falstaff

2018 Vintage Tasted: Feb 2021

Dark ruby, purple reflections, discreet bright ochre rim. Inviting fine oak hints, fine nuances of plum, sweet cherry, some nougat, candied orange zest. Juicy, elegant, cherry note, fine pronounced fruit, precise tannins, mineral and persistent, will mature further, definite ageing potential.

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17 / 20 Vinum Wine Magazine

2019 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2020

When to drink: 2025 to 2035

Eigenständige, interessante Aromatik von Brombeeren und Cassis, Veilchen und Lakritze; von vollmundiger Art, mit eng sitzendem Tannin, hervorragend gemacht, mit viel Charakter. Durch und durch empfehlenswert.

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91 / 100 Jeff Leve, The Wine Cellar Insider

2016 Vintage Tasted: Sep 2019

Another Saint Emilion that is better in bottle than it was in barrel, the wine now offers deep, juicy plums, espresso, licorice, truffle flowers. Silky, elegant, fresh and lively, with a lifted, dried red pit fruit and floral finish, give this a few years before popping a cork, and it will show even better.

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2009 Vintage Saved: 8-Jun-2022

Med body, nice bal, med Ramin. Not sold in US

Excellent

2004 Vintage Saved: 9-Mar-2022

2022 March home Excelent

Very Good

2005 Vintage Saved: 27-May-2020

Sehr schöne dunkel rote Farbe. Im Duft Noten von dunklen Beeren und leichte Holzaromen. Am Gaumen fruchtig, mit Säure und ausgeprägter Taninstruktur.

Very Good

2016 Vintage Saved: 19-Nov-2019

Well rounded good depth notes of Licorice cherries chocolate Kalamata olives and prunes

Excellent

Saved: 24-Mar-2017

Отличное вино. Всем пить

Excellent

1989 Vintage Saved: 8-Oct-2016

7/10/2016 Cardinaalrood rood met licht water randje Chocolade cassis compote van pruim In de mond rijpe kers mooie evenwichtig Vanille beetje peper kruidnagel Taninne mooie versmolten Afdronk 16 sec Super na die jaren

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