Mercurey Clos Rochette 2020

FAIVELEY

Mercurey Clos Rochette
2020

  • HVe3
  • Sustainable
  • In conversion
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Subregion
Côte Chalonnaise
Appellation
Mercurey
Varietal(s)
Chardonnay 100 %
Colour
White
Sugar
Dry
Producer's website

About this winery

Founded in 1825, Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy's greatest domaines. Originally the company was a classic negotiant business, based in Nuits St. Georges and engaged in the buying and selling of wine but not the production of it. After seven generations of steadily acquiring properties throughout the Cotes de Nuits, the Cotes de Beaune, Cotes Chalonnaise and now Chablis, the Faiveley family have established themselves as the most important vineyard owners in Burgundy, with 125 hectares of...

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Press reviews

James Suckling

- 92 points -

April 2017

Very pretty and lively with stones and minerals. Dried apples and lemon zest. Medium to full body, beautiful density and intense flavors. Hints of lime on the finish. Some salt to boot. A monopole white from Côte de Chalonnaise. Drink now.

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James Suckling

- 92 points -

September 2022 (Vintage 2020)

An elegant and well-structured Mercurey with fine candied-citrus and vanilla-bean aromas. Plenty of ripeness, but no hint of heaviness. In fact, this has wonderful freshness, thanks to the delicate, flinty character that drives the long and fresh finish.

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Wine Advocate

- 91 points -

August 2022 (Vintage 2020)

The 2020 Mercurey Blanc Clos Rochette offers up attractive aromas of pear, orange oil, clear honey, nutmeg, anise and freshly baked bread. Medium to full-bodied, ample and satiny, with lively acids, chalky structure and a saline finish, it will offer a broad drinking window.

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Vinous

(89-91) Points

Stephen Tanzer, September 2015 (Vintage 2014)

Bright straw-yellow. Apple and pear on the nose, along with a pronounced smoky minerality that carries through onto the palate. Rich, silky and deep, with the mineral character keeping the wine fresh. The very broad, palate-dusting finish builds slowly and subtly. Part of this vineyard may be reclassified as premier cru in the near future, notes Bernard Hervet, who told me that this bottling is now allocated.

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