Community Tasting Notes 18

• Nanda wrote: 93 points

  February 10, 2024 - 89 & 91 side-by-side (a 90 was sadly corked). The 1991 was the more concentrated and fruit-filled of the two wines but was missing a touch of the fascinating layers and complexity of the 1989. I suspect those may yet come and this vintage still has upside from here.

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• ovenmitt wrote: 93 points

  October 12, 2019 - WOTN at our burgundy groups Corton tasting. Very nicely balanced but still showing the larger “Corton” vibe, with darker fruit and a strong backbone. This was a monster that has softened into a gentle giant. Soft resolved tannin, beautiful tertiary notes of earth and black tea. A wonderful showing tonight but I can imagine this will hold for another 5 years at least.

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• The Vines That Bind wrote: 91 points

  March 25, 2018 - This wine was much darker and tighter than I had expected, and never loosened up or gave much aromatically elegance or expression over at least three hours in the glasses. A tight core of red and black cherry fruit with some soily earth influence as well as a pinch of dark spice. A nice mineral texture to the palate which remains mostly primary. Structured and firm. Don't have a ton of experience with Corton but imagine this could be revisited in five more years to a more expressive showing.

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• Burgundy Al wrote: 92 points

  March 9, 2017 - Zachys La Paulee Auction, Day One (Le Bernardin Prive - New York NY): Served in 89/90/91 vertical, tasted multiple times over 3 hours. Each wine was the favorite of at least two people at our table! Started a little musty, but this nicely freshened and lengthened within 30 minutes. Started as my least favorite of the flight but ended just behind the 1990. Perhaps less classically "Corton" in its structure and concentration, but this represents the 1991 vintage's elegance perfectly.

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• salil wrote: 91 points

  December 8, 2016 - (Mostly) 90s Burgs in Indy (Vida): Probably the most powerful and structured of all the red Burgs on the table - there's impressive intensity to the array of red and dark fruited flavours, earth, and the other rusty and leathery notes that emerge with more air. It doesn't show the same textural finesse of the other wines on the table with some noticeable grainy tannin on the finish, and I get the impression this still needs a bit more time, even though it's very enjoyable now after a decant.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 1991
• Type Red
• Producer Faiveley
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Clos des Cortons Faiveley
• Country France
• Region Burgundy
• SubRegion Côte de Beaune
• Appellation Corton Grand Cru

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• In Cellars 64 (50%)
• Consumed 65 (50%)

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