The 2007 Cuvee Speciale Peby is a heavily extracted, extremely oaky effort with the wood so prominent that the fruit seems pushed to the background. There is a huge weight to the wine, which is very unusual in 2007, and there is good purity and density, but the oak is overwhelming at this point. The wine possesses outstanding concentration, and if the oak becomes better integrated, it will merit its score and then some. Patience is most definitely required as it needs at least 2-4 years of cellaring.This has always been a good estate, but the new proprietor, Silvio Denz, has pushed things to a higher standard by lowering yields and doing an even stricter selection.

If the extraction on the regular Faugeres has been reined in this year, it's full throttle on Peby. Big, powerful wine. Oak really dominates at present so hard to taste. Appears to have the fruit behind. Firmly structured. 'A revoir'. Drink 2013-2020. (15 points)