FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru les Cazetiers - 2014

• - 95 points-

Tim Atkin MW

January 2016

The Faiveleys' Cazetiers vineyards now run to 4 hectares, thanks to the addition of two more in...

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FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

Full ruby-red. Deep black cherry aroma conveys a chocolatey ripeness. A very sweet Clos Vougeot in...

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FAIVELEY - Echezeaux Grand cru - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(from en Orveaux next to the Combe d'Orveaux but situated on a steep, south-facing slope with thin...

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FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru La Combe aux Moines - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

Bright red-ruby. Licorice pastille, black cherry and violet on the nose. Very sweet, fat and...

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FAIVELEY - Latricières-Chambertin Grand cru - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

Dark red. Very pure but subdued aromas of black raspberry, bitter chocolate and minerals. Suave and...

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FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Damodes - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(in tank): Bright ruby-red. Very ripe, spicy, slightly porty aromas of black raspberry and bitter...

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FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Porêts-Saint-Georges - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

Bright ruby-red. Captivating violet and lavender lift to the aromas of black cherry, menthol and...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Haute Côtes de Nuits 'Les Trois Terroirs' - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(from limestone and white marl soil on a very steep, south-facing slope; the wines are 20 to 30...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Aloxe-Corton 1er cru La Toppe au Vert - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(destemmed): Bright medium red. Reduced nose hints at red berries and spices. Then juicy and...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru les Gruenchers - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(50% new oak; 25 hectoliters per hectare; destemmed owing to the flies): Healthy bright red....

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(40% vendange entier, but Liger-Belair removes the main stalk of each cluster; 60% new oak, with...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru la Croix des Champs - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(from soil rich in brown clay and silt on the wrong side of the Route Nationale; Liger-Belair...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Nuits-Saint-Georges La Charmotte - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(aged in 40% new oak and 60% one-year-old barrels; vinified with 40% whole clusters; the soil is...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(destemmed; 42% new oak): Bright, dark red. Pungent raspberry and mineral aromas, along with a...

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

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

Bright red-ruby. Lovely perfume and chalky lift to the aromas of blackberry, violet, minerals and...

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FAIVELEY - Gevrey-Chambertin 1er cru les Cazetiers - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

Good full red. Very concentrated, perfumed aromas of raspberry, flowers and game. Sweet and fat...

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FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Aux Chaignots - 2014

Vinous

Stephen Tanzer, January 2016

(this wine, as well as the Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses and Musigny, was vinified with a...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Corton Grand cru Les Renardes - 2013

• - 93 points-

Burghound.com

January 2016

A classic Renardes nose is both complex and overtly sauvage as it only grudgingly offers up notes...

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THIBAULT LIGER-BELAIR - Charmes-Chambertin Grand cru - 2013

• - 91 points-

Burghound.com

January 2016

(from Charmes proper; 30% whole clusters but only the tiny stems rather than the stalks). A...

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FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Aux Chaignots - 2014

Burghound.com

January 2016

This is the first wine to display much reduction and here it's enough to dominate the nose....

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FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Damodes - 2014

Burghound.com

January 2016

Here too reduction dominates the nose. There is a lovely inner mouth perfume to the concentrated,...

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FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Porêts-Saint-Georges - 2014

Burghound.com

January 2016

No such reduction plagues the nose in this case as there is both good freshness and expressiveness...

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FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Les Saint Georges - 2014

Burghound.com

January 2016

A broad-ranging and highly complex nose offers up aromas of red currant, plum, earth and game...

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FAIVELEY - Chambolle-Musigny 1er cru les Charmes - 2014

Burghound.com

January 2016

An exceptionally pretty nose is composed by notes of red cherry, raspberry, floral and discreet...

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