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Visit to Faiveley - Vintage 2015
Nuits St.Georges
Tasted July 18, 2017 by Collector1855 with 519 views
Introduction
One of my merchants organized a visit to Faiveley when I was in Burgundy last summer. Impressive facilities (newly built). Also very pleased with the quality. Impreccable wine making, polished wines that show fruit, tannins and oak well managed. What a difference to the period before 2005 when they were often rustic. Since Faiveley is a large house, producing wine at every level and therefore also have their wines present in supermarkets, there is a brand inferior (the opposite of a premium) on this producer vs. prestigious family firm such as Liger-Belair, DRC, Roumier, Bachelet, Fourrier, Cathiard, etc. So, for non-label oriented drinking Burgundy lovers, this presents an opportunity as the wines are comparatively cheap, vs. the "cult" producers. With wine making vastly improved, Faiveley 1er Crus (Laxaux St.Jacques, Cazetiers, Les St.Georges, Combe d'Orveau, Combe aux Moines, Les Amoureuses) and Grand Cru's (Clos de Beze, Mazis, Clos de Corton) are worth a purchase.
Flight 1 - Whites (3 notes)
White
2015 Faiveley Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Champs-Gain
92 points
During Domaine visits, only brief impressions. Another strong showing of wines below Grand Cru from this estate. Lovley fruit, lots of apple, very measured oak, creamy and fresh.
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White
2015 Faiveley Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet
94 points
During Domaine visits, only brief impressions. Fresh nose of apple, touch of vanilla and citrus. Good volume on the palate. Enough freshness, succulent finish. Nice but no where near the impressive Corton Charlemagne which is quite a bit cheaper too.
White
2015 Faiveley Corton-Charlemagne
96 points
During Domaine visits, only brief impressions. Wow! Very purfumey nose of apple, cistrus, minerals. Racey and creamy palate at teh same time. Sappy finish. Ripe 2015 style combined with the fresh Corton Charlemagne terroir. A really wonderful Chard - even for a Riesling GG drinker like myself.
Flight 2 - Reds (14 notes)
Red
2015 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes
91 points
During a Domaine tasting, only brief impression. Very aromatic Gevrey nose with earth and game, very good volume, a really convincing Village.
Red
2015 Faiveley Chambolle-Musigny
90 points
During a Domaine tasting, only brief impression. Lovley nose with red fruit, flowers. Very fruity and elegant on the palate, Chambolle style. Good but I preferred the Gevrey VV Village.
Red
2015 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Aux Chaignots
92 points
During a Domaine tasting, only brief impression. Nose of red and dark fruit, earth. Tightly woven but ripe tannins, structured, one for the cellar but will be very rewarding once mature. Best not to open before 2023.
Red
2015 Faiveley Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru La Combe d'Orveau
95 points
Medium ruby. Discrete nose of spices, red fruit. The palate has very good volume, especially for a Chambolle, with soft but grippy tannins in the background. A very complete package. Will be a winner once it ads tertiary complexity.
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Red
2015 Faiveley Pommard 1er Cru Les Rugiens
94 points
Lovley, red and dark fruit, very soft for a Pommard, not your rustic bruiser. Still, enough structure, clever wine making here. Opened up after ca. 1.5h in the decanter and showed more and more of its deep terroir. Will be good once mature. Drink after 2022. Kudos. 94-95
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Red
2015 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Porêts Saint-Georges
93 points
This was a bit more rustic than the other wines in the range. Good dark fruit, spices and solid mid mouth fill. Will need time.
Red
2015 Faiveley Nuits St. Georges 1er Cru Les Saint Georges
94 points
Crunchy red fruit, lively, good structure and mid mouth volume. Great wine. Better than any other vintage I had. Give this cellar time till 2022 though. 94+
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Red
2015 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Combe aux Moines
94 points
Another great 2015 from Faiveley. Bright red fruit, raspberry, some vanilla and a touch of earth. Sappy palate, young with polished tannins, good mid mouth presence and finish. Combe aux Moines has been a favorite vineyard in the Gevrey 1er Cru league with Fourrier making the benchmark wine. This one is not far off in terms of quality. The style is similar. Silky, elegant wine.
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Red
2015 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers
94 points
Pnp, bright ruby. Expressive nose, very fruity and grapey, bright berry fruit, measured oak, not much terroir tones appearing yet, but really likable aroma profile. Good volume upon palate entry, generous fruit with enough acidity (the 2015 vintage is really great from that side, I have not seen some of roasted notes or low acidity/tannins as in some 2009), already well integrated tannins. Very competent wine making here. Modern but true to terroir and varietal. Can be drunk now how succulent this is but if but if another 3-4 years to develop some secondary aromas.
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Red
2015 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Lavaux St. Jacques
94 points
During Domaine visits, only brief impressions. Very appealing and complex nose around dark and red fruit, smoke, game earth. Medium body, dense, freshness and tannins also there. Well done. I prefer this slightly to the Cazetiers due to the additional aromatic complexity it showed today, both are really convincing 1er Crus. 94-95
Red
2014 Faiveley Charmes-Chambertin
94 points
During Domaine visits, only brief impressions. Feminine, floral nose with red fruit, a bit more closed than the Lavaux St.Jacques next to it. Elegant and soft palate, good strucutre and freshness. Another really mice wine in this impressive and consistent line up but worth twice the price than the Lavaux 1er Cru?
Red
2015 Faiveley Latricières-Chambertin
96 points
Wow, another really nice wine. Here the soft, elegant side of the Latricieres vineyard comes through. Lovely aromas more in the red fruit spectrum than the darker Corton, even some mint and citrus tones. Very good stuff.
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Red
2015 Faiveley Mazis-Chambertin
95 points
At the beginning, very chocolaty nose, then disappearing over the dinner. Terroir notes coming thorough after that. More dark pitched than the other wines, earthy notes, smoke. The tannins are very polished also here but wait another 5 years before opening this. 95-96
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Red
2015 Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley
96 points
During Domaine visits, only brief impressions. Dark ruby. Deep nose of red and black fruit, gingerbread, earth, smoke, complex. Wonderfullly rich palate, soft tannins for a Corton, generouns fruit with freshness and appropriately astringent finish. This will be grand once mature.
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Closing
A very appealing and consistent line of wines. One can see that Faiveley masters the quality control across its range. Worth seeking out due to attractive QPR.