FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Issarts Monopole - 2014

FAIVELEY

Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Clos des Issarts Monopole 2014

Bright red-ruby. Lovely perfume and chalky lift to the aromas of blackberry, violet, minerals and bitter chocolate; this smells like Vosne-Romanée. Pure liquid silk in the mouth, offering flavors of black cherry and saline minerality. Finishes saline, suave and dry, still holding a lot in reserve. Firmly tannic but not dry. The old vines here are more than 60 years of age but half of this vineyard was replanted in 2003 and the young vines have gone into this wine since 2011.

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016


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