Wednesday Cellar Visits in Burgundy - Louis Jadot, Faiveley, and Bernard Moreau

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Tasted Wednesday, November 10, 2021 by Burgundy Al with 405 views

Flight 1 - Louis Jadot (Beaune) (18 Notes)

Tasting with Technical Director Frédéric Barnier, who made the great decision that we should focus on Puligny-Montrachet and Gevrey-Chambertin. For the Puligny-Montrachet 1er Crus, we tasted in pairs going from north to side. For the Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru pairs, we tasted adjacent vineyards together.

Flight 2 - Faiveley (Nuits St. Georges) (13 Notes)

Tasting with Sophie Dormont. Our tasting was cut short by a giant stone crashing to the ground in the white wine cave due to construction in the street, so we stopped our tasting with the reds.

  • 2020 Faiveley Mercurey 1er Cru Clos des Myglands

    France, Burgundy, Côte Chalonnaise, Mercurey 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Black berries here from start-to-finish, coming across as rich and balanced in its youth. Good weight as well for its level, likely to drink well young.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Volnay 1er Cru Les Fremiets

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Volnay 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Floral and spiced with fleshy black and red cherry. On the ripe side, with enough background structure in support. Good potential, probably also easy to enjoy younger than typical for Volnay 1er.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Pommard 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. All black fruit with roasted meats. Powerful character, clearly backward and tannic with a brightening minerally finish I really liked. Will reward patience. Good+ potential for its level.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Meaty black fruit with lots of density for its level, even ending with charming textures and good length. Good+ for its level.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Chaignots

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Very pretty, charming and balanced in style more elegant than many 2020s (apparently drought had less impact here because of some August 1 rain). Even more engaging than usual this vintage, good for medium-term enjoyment.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Sweet core of black fruit that seems very open and accessible to start, but then also showing sneaky good structure from middle forward to its long-ish finish.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Charmes

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Elegant aromatic start showing bright red fruit and spice notes. Similar flavor profile but more firm than I expected. The good density here indicates this will cellar nicely and slowly, so I wouldn't even try a bottle until 2030 forward.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Near sweet black fruit, clearly rich and borderline jammy, but it easily retrains brightness. Will drink well young, but has the stuffing and structure to drink well for a couple of decades as well.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Meaty and all back fruit with lots of structure that is ever-present without ever overpowering. Dense, yet balanced. Lots here, I like its 91-93 point potential, 2032 forward.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Echezeaux En Orveaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Engaging red cherry and berry throughout, nicely spiced, with very bright textures. Not a wine for which Faiveley is well know, but one of their wines I tend to really enjoy. 93+ point potential.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Latricières-Chambertin

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Also all black fruit here, meaty, dense nearly brooding start, then well spiced in the middle, opening it up towards it long and powerful finish. Good potential, 91-93 points, 2035 forward.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Chambertin-Clos de Bèze

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. Black and red cherry throughout with great balance, but a surprising degree of accessibility. Not as much density as the Latricieres, but absolutely more nuanced already and charming, yet enough structure to hold for a few decades. 91-94 point potential, 2028-2045.

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  • 2020 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru

    Barrel tasting at the domaine from a single new oak barrel. More red vs black cherry here with subtle meat and savory spice. Good structural spine that keeps this going towards its long finish, while never dominant. Very good balance, good+ potential for its level.

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Flight 3 - Bernard Moreau (Chassagne-Montrachet) (22 Notes)

Tasting with Alex Moreau

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