Chateau Petit Faurie de Soutard Saint-Emilion Grand Cru 2016

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Petit Faurie de Soutard has a tightly wound bouquet that unfurls in the glass to reveal black cherries, raspberry coulis and some lovely pencil box aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin. This is a plush Saint Emilion that maintains fine balance and there is great depth towards the finish. Hopefully this will keep its lusciousness in bottle - this is how to do opulent Saint Emilion! I hope it lives up to expectations once in bottle.

James Suckling

Wine Enthusiast
The second wine of Chateau Soutard's newly restored Saint-Emilion estate is well structured and rich. The soft texture gives a wine that is almost ready to drink, ripe and full of blackberry fruits. Drink this wine from 2020. 

Vinous
The 2016 Petit Faurie de Soutard has a boisterous bouquet that lacks a bit of finesse, but I admire the vigor here. The palate is well balanced with grippy tannin, good depth and a solid, grippy but not overwhelming finish that should ensure that it offers over a decade of drinking pleasure. Very fine.

Jeb Dunnuck
A modern styled effort that has subtle oak in its creme de cassis, tobacco, and earthy aromas and flavors, the 2016 Chateau Petit Faurie de Soutard is medium-bodied, has a firm, focused texture, fabulous purity of fruit, and a great finish. It’s still tight and holding things relatively close to its vest, yet it’s balanced, has good concentration, its acidity is nicely integrated, and again, its purity of fruit is something to behold. Give it 2-3 years of bottle age and it’s going to drink well over the following 10-15.