FAIVELEY - Clos de Vougeot Grand cru - 2016
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January 2018Faiveley have three plots here, and this comes from two of them. One-year old Taransaud barrel....
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Faiveley have three plots here, and this comes from two of them. One-year old Taransaud barrel....
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This was purchased by Faiveley in the 1930s. It's the first Grand Cru in Gevrey right after Clos de...
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The last Grand Cru in the north of Gevrey. The soil is different: stony rocks and chalk from the...
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This vineyard was purchased in 1872, and Faiveley are the only living family whose name is part of...
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Grapefruit, lemon, and blueberry on the nose anticipate the bright, luscious abundance of fruit on...
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Scents of lime and apricot are not exactly typical for this site, but they are appealing, and they...
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Issuing from old vines in especially finely morcellated slate, this is the latest Richter...
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Scents and bright palate profusion of fresh lime, white peach and red currant put me in mind of a...
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Picked at only four degrees Oechsle more than the corresponding Kabinett, but from older vines,...
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This was sourced from the ungrafted, centenarian vines that in 2015 informed the dry Riesling...
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Reflecting highly concentrated but entirely healthy grapes harvested at 94 Oechsle, and a volume of...
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Here too the wood treatment is subtle yet just prominent enough to warrant pointing out on the...
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Reduction and wood currently overshadow the underlying fruit. There is first-rate intensity and...
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Discreet wood easily allows the overtly sauvage and earth-infused aromas of dark berries and humus...
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The airy and expressive nose is compositionally similar to that of the Damodes if perhaps with few...
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(tasted from tank; from south-facing vines on white soil): Moderately saturated dark red. Aromas of...
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(from classic red Mercurey soil; tasted from tank): Bright, dark ruby-red. Lively scents of black...
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(blended from 3 separate parcels). Here too the wood treatment isn't subtle though it doesn't...
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A discreet application of wood sets off the pretty array of plum, earth and red and dark currant...
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(vinified with 25 to 30% whole cluster). An overtly spicy and floral nose combines a touch of wood...
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An attractively layered and bright nose offers up notes of various dark berries, plenty of earth,...
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A broad-ranging nose features notes of red and dark raspberry, cherry, lavender, earth and a...
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(a .61 ha monopole of the Domaine). Here too there is enough wood present to warrant noting it...
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(from Charmes proper; from yields of only 18 hl/ha). Much more subtle though by no means invisible...
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