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Domaine Faiveley continues to deliver ...

Tasted July 11, 2014 by HowardNZ with 542 views

Introduction

Domaine Faiveley is my favourite large Burgundy house, a view only reinforced by our recent very enjoyable and informative visit with Eve Faiveley in Nuits-St-Georges (http://www.wineberserkers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=101120&p=1486083#p1486083).

Back in NZ, Alastair of Regional wines had organised a Faiveley tasting that I was able to go through the next day (with the wines 18 hours under cork), Below are the two highlights of the nine recent Faiveleys I tasted.

Meeting up with Andrew, Mark and Drew, we had the chance to compare a couple more Faiveleys ...

Flight 1 (4 notes)

Red
2010 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Porêts Saint-Georges France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru
92 points
Mike and I loved this wine at a similar Faiveley tasting two years ago. Here, to me, it had retreated a little into its shell, compared to that glossier, sleeker version. However, even with 18 hours air, the sheer class of this wine, and its NSG signature, was obvious. A bouquet of spicy dark cherries and other dark berries, with savoury aromas, earth, gun smoke and underbrush. A serious, classically proportioned wine on the palate, dark and brooding. Dense, rich and powerful with dark berry and earthy flavours, seeming to be beginning to shut down. Excellent acid and tannin structure, elegant and long. With 5-10 years cellar time this wine should become a really special NSG.
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Red
2011 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Corton Grand Cru
94 points
This is an outstanding Corton, I'm tempted to say better than the excellent 2012 Clos des Cortons I tasted three weeks ago. It is certainly more forward and approachable than the '12. The '11 probably benefited from the 18 hours airtime, and I would seriously decant this wine if tempted to open it young. Bright ruby colour. A lovely Corton nose of spice, warm earth, red plums and red roses, with some chalky and graphite minerals in the background. A lovely Corton nose. On palate, a big wine with real matière, serious dry extract and power, but surprisingly, as of now, open textured. The flavours are spicy red plums, red currants, warm earth, red liquorice and some of that Corton iron and chalk on the long finish. On the back palate, you are reminded of the large scaled (but fine gained) tannins and all of the power held in check. Presumably this wine will shut down and need 20 years cellar time (or you could drink it now!)
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Red
2007 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
93 points
The colour of this wine betrays evolution, that is years ahead of the 2006 Cazetiers in development. A gorgeous nose of a mature Gevrey. Before swirling, the bouquet started a little animale or feral but that character receded, replaced by aromas of warm earth, dry underbrush, cooking spices, smoky and bloody game meat, dark roses, fresh Portobello mushrooms, savoury plums and dark cherries. A lovely mature and signature Gevrey nose. Drinking beautifully now, showing evolution, with savoury, warm and mellow flavours of autumn leaves, dried red fruits, mushrooms, soil and smoky barbecued meat. The acids are still there but the tannins are integrated and resolved. The same on the second evening. Subtle, nuanced and complex, this wine should remain in its drinking window for 5 + years.
Red
2006 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru
91 points
Tasted on the second day open. Served by Andrew double blind. A much more primary bouquet than the 2007, with notes of blackberries, dark cherries, mushrooms, wet earth and sous bois. The savoury bouquet of younger, developing Gevrey-Chambertin, that needs more time to get where the 2007 presently is (hopefully). On palate, this is again primary, with flavours of blackberries and other dark fruits, wet soil, cherry cola and liquorice. Dark and brooding with the acids a little over prominent and the tannins a little too firm on the finish. Andrew commented that the wine was shutting down compared with last night. I'm not opening mine for at least 5 more years when I hope it will have come together better.
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