
FAIVELEY - Beaune 1er cru Clos de l'Ecu - 2022
James Suckling
August 2023Fragrant and elegant with effusive red berry and summer flower aromas, this is graceful, but...
Detailed press reviewFragrant and elegant with effusive red berry and summer flower aromas, this is graceful, but...
Detailed press reviewA breathtaking Gevrey 1er Cru with great black cherry fruit and earthy complexity wrapped around a...
Detailed press reviewThe purity of fruit is impressive in this wine with currants, orange peel, peaches and lemon in the...
Detailed press reviewLeaner, lighter and fresher than what I recall, although picked later than usual. A cool and...
Detailed press reviewThis Corton Grand Cru has the imposing structure that we associate with this appellation, but also...
Detailed press reviewBlackcurrants and black cherries with lovely flowers on the nose. Medium-bodied with ultra fine...
Detailed press reviewDistinctive and elegant, with wild blueberry, huckleberry and cherry flavors that are well-spiced,...
Detailed press reviewPacks a bunch of power and precision on a delicate frame, with notes of fresh rose petals, lavender...
Detailed press reviewMatured for 24 months in American oak (14% new) and seasoned American and French oak hogsheads....
Detailed press reviewThe 2022 Chablis Sainte Claire, which comes from organically grown fruit within several large...
Detailed press reviewAromas of spiced cherries, forest berries and sweet spices. Medium body with fine tannins. Layered...
Detailed press reviewGenerous if not dominant wood fights a bit with the similarly exotic aromas of lemon confit,...
Detailed press reviewA deft application of wood sets off very fresh and bright aromas of just sliced citrus and green...
Detailed press reviewPungent aromas of moderate wood and reduction mask the underlying fruit. More interesting are the...
Detailed press reviewHere too moderate wood is present on the aromas of honeysuckle, lemon confit and a vague hint of...
Detailed press reviewLike the Bâtard, generous wood also fights somewhat with the cooler and airier aromas of green...
Detailed press reviewA bright and airy nose reveals its aromas of various red berries, herbal tea and subtle oak...
Detailed press reviewA brooding nose of dark berry, sauvage and earth nuances is trimmed in moderate wood. The lilting...
Detailed press reviewThere is better layering and much more sauvage character present on the smoky nose of wild dark...
Detailed press reviewAn unusually perfumed nose in the context of what is typical for young Clos Vougeot is comprised by...
Detailed press reviewA more elegant, and strikingly pure, if less spice-suffused nose speaks of essence of red cherry,...
Detailed press reviewA touch of green tea character sits atop the aromas of plum, cherry and more prominent sauvage...
Detailed press reviewbackground dollop of wood is present on the overtly spicy nose of red and blue pinot fruit along...
Detailed press reviewA perfumed, cool and restrained nose grudgingly offers up its combination of red cherry, raspberry,...
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