THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2012

Vinous

Liger-Belairs' 2012 Corton Les Renardes is dazzling. Layers of expressive dark fruit blossom in an...

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Aloxe-Corton 1er cru La Toppe au Vert - 2012

• 89-92

Vinous

(from 60-year-old vines now farmed en bio): Medium red. Highly perfumed aromas of cherry, leather,...

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Moulin-à-Vent Les Rouchaux - 2012

Vinous

Plump, juicy and resonant in the glass, the 2012 Moulin-à-Vent Les Rouchaux stands out for its...

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes - 2012

Vinous

The 2012 Moulin-à-Vent Vieilles Vignes is a blend of fruit from 7 parcels, all planted mid-slope....

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2012

Vinous

Unctuous and explosive on the palate, the 2012 Charmes-Chambertin is laced with the essence of...

THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Moulin-à-Vent Les Rouchaux - 2012

Burghound.com

This is still a bit aromatically raw as there are residual fermentation aromas in evidence. There...

FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2012

Vinous

Good medium red. Reticent aroma of black cherry and menthol. Juicy, herbal and on the dry side;...

FAIVELEY - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2012

Vinous

(from a warm southern exposure in the lieu-dit Combe d'Orveaux; aging in two-thirds new oak):...

FAIVELEY - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2012

Burghound.com

(from a .45 ha parcel in Les Treux where Clos de Vougeot meets Grands Echézeaux). Strong reduction...

FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru La Combe aux Moines - 2012

• 90-92 Points

Vinous

Bright, dark red. Black cherry, licorice and a whiff of game on the brooding nose. Sweet, saline...

FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2012

Burghound.com

(blended from 3 separate parcels). This isn't quite as spicy as the Ech but it's just as fresh with...

FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru La Combe aux Moines - 2012

Burghound.com

(from a very large 1.2 ha parcel). An elegant, cool and pure nose features notes of wild red...

FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2012

Burghound.com

The quality of this wine has skyrocketed over the past few vintages; while it was always very good,...

FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2012

• 92-95 Points

Vinous

Good bright, dark red. Complex, high-pitched aromas of pomegranate, nutmeg, orange peel, licorice...

FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Damodes - 2012

Burghound.com

An overtly spicy nose of cool and earthy aromas of red currant and elegant floral notes. There is...

FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Porêts-Saint-Georges - 2011

• - 92 points-

Vinous

Good bright, dark red. Pure aromas of rose petal and exotic Middle Eastern spices. Juicy and on the...

FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Porêts-Saint-Georges - 2012

Burghound.com

There is excellent complexity to the well-layered nose of red pinot fruit, cherry, plum, earth and...

FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Porêts-Saint-Georges - 2012

Vinous

Good medium red. Aromas of black cherry, menthol and sweet oak, lifted by topnotes of rose petal...

FAIVELEY - Mazis-Chambertin Grand cru - 2012

Burghound.com

(from both Mazis Haut and Bas where the two parcels total a remarkable 1.20 ha). Here the nose is...

FAIVELEY - Mazis-Chambertin Grand cru - 2012

• - 96 points-

Tim Atkin MW

Richer and rounder than the Latricières from the same stable, this is also easier to appreciate...

FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2012

• - 98 points-

Tim Atkin MW

In a year that has seen some very impressive wines from Domaine Faiveley, this is one of the finest...

FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2012

Burghound.com

(from a very large 1.21 ha parcel). A pure and manifestly earthy and sauvage nose offers up notes...

FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2012

• - 97 points-

Tim Atkin MW

Made with fruit from three parcels within the Clos, two of them in the wetter soils near the route...

FAIVELEY - Corton Grand cru Clos des Cortons - 2012

• - 95 points-

Tim Atkin MW

Typically of Corton, this is quite tannic in current, youthful state. It's also quit marked by new...