FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2015

FAIVELEY

Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons 2015

This too is extremely ripe yet manages to avoid any sense of surmaturité on the
once again liqueur-like aromas of black cherry, cassis, anise and lilac scents. This is a massive wine, with simply huge midpalate concentration, power and muscle that terminates just like the Rodin in a borderline painfully intense finale that both
coats the palate and lasts for minutes. I take considerable pains to point out however that this ultra-structured and overtly austere effort is not only built for the long haul but for the very long haul. I have suggested an initial drinking window of 25 years from now but it may very well be 30 to 40. In sum, this is very old school Corton.

January 2017


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