An old Faiveley that’s ready - no hard tannins! First time trying the old Faiveley and this was proper traditional stuff. Big muscular structure with a fiercely tannic grip. Earthiness that brings you back to the days of the quote ‘great Burgundy smells of shit’ (of course this wine didn’t). Does anyone make Burgs like this still?
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I expected a fruit bomb but this had less oak in comparison to some of the other yrs. Not a complex wine but very enjoyable. Dark red fruit. would say cherries. In a good place and would drink up.
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6/30/2023 - rnellans wrote: 90 Points
Disappointing. No major flaws. Some oak on the nose. Some red fruit. Palate blah.
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5/8/2022 - Brolawa wrote: 85 Points
Decent nose but little to no fruit on the palate. It's a bit like drinking essenced mineral water. Drink your '01 burgundies asap I'm afraid.
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5/1/2021 - BradE wrote:
From a mixed case of 01 Faiveleys purchased on release. A joyless wine, with virtually no fruit and no charm.
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9/16/2020 - melvinyeowq Likes this wine:
An old Faiveley that’s ready - no hard tannins! First time trying the old Faiveley and this was proper traditional stuff. Big muscular structure with a fiercely tannic grip. Earthiness that brings you back to the days of the quote ‘great Burgundy smells of shit’ (of course this wine didn’t). Does anyone make Burgs like this still?
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11/23/2017 - fatboi Likes this wine: 90 Points
I expected a fruit bomb but this had less oak in comparison to some of the other yrs. Not a complex wine but very enjoyable. Dark red fruit. would say cherries. In a good place and would drink up.
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