
FAIVELEY - Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er cru Aux Chaignots - 2013
- 89-92 Points
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Allan Meadows, January 2015A wonderfully spicy and solidly complex nose offers up aromas of both red and dark currant aromas...
Revue de presse détailléeA wonderfully spicy and solidly complex nose offers up aromas of both red and dark currant aromas...
Revue de presse détailléeThe Mazis bottling from Faiveley always marks a contrast with the Latricières, being rounder,...
Revue de presse détailléeAn outstanding wine in 2012, this is almost as good in 2013. The vineyard is stony and well...
Revue de presse détailléeBased on the Ladoix side of the Grand Cru, this is a Faiveley monopoly on an east-facing site. It's...
Revue de presse détailléeAs it was last year, this is a lighter style of Echézeaux, sourced from a vineyard that is so...
Revue de presse détailléeThis is one of the cooler Premiers Crus in Gevrey, situated close to the northern end of...
Revue de presse détailléeFaiveley is almost on its home turf in Les St Georges, which is situated close to its headquarters...
Revue de presse détaillée(blended from 3 separate parcels). Like the Clos des Issarts this is earthy, cool and brooding with...
Revue de presse détaillée(from a very large 1.2 ha parcel). A relatively high-toned nose features extremely fresh notes of...
Revue de presse détailléeReduction. There is outstanding richness to the beautifully textured, powerful, concentrated and...
Revue de presse détailléeHere the reduction is sufficiently pronounced to flatten the fruit and render it hard to evaluate....
Revue de presse détailléeA generous dollop of moderately toasty oak mixes with the highly layered nose of black cherry,...
Revue de presse détailléeA notably spicy and attractively floral-suffused nose features notes of plum, rose petal, violets...
Revue de presse détailléeDeep, bright red. Candied black cherry and licorice on the nose, along with a funky note of...
Revue de presse détaillée(Liger-Belair destems this wine entirely, as it's planted oncalcaire): Good deep red. Stony aromas...
Revue de presse détailléeGood deep red. Wild black cherry, licorice, crushed herbs, earth and a smoky nuance on the nose....
Revue de presse détaillée(aged in two-thirds new oak; this was 11.8% potential alcohol chaptalized to 12.8%): Medium red....
Revue de presse détailléeHealthy bright red. Classic cool Gevrey aromas of black fruits, licorice, mint and game, with...
Revue de presse détailléeGood dark red. Musky purple fruits and sexy soil tones on the scented nose, complicated by notes of...
Revue de presse détailléeThis is aromatically similar to the Chaignots but perhaps just a touch fresher. There is fine...
Revue de presse détaillée(picked on September 27, the same day that Faiveley started harvesting its Pinot Noir on the Côte...
Revue de presse détaillée(made from purchased grapes): Bright, deep red. Raspberry and smoky minerals on the lightly reduced...
Revue de presse détaillée(Liger-Belair vinified this wine with some whole clusters--30%--for the first time, in an attempt...
Revue de presse détailléeThe domaine's vines are located in the oldest part of the Grand Cru and run to 1 hecatre. No whole...
Revue de presse détaillée