2014 Faiveley Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers
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HowardNZ Likes this wine:
Thursday, April 21, 2022 - Recent wines drunk at home: Drunk from Zalto Denk'Art Burgundy stem over two nights, during which it did not change. Bright but lighter ruby colour. An airy bouquet of dark red cherries, raspberries, dark chocolate, wet slate, plums and bonfire smoke. On palate, elegant, restrained and a little (attractively) austere, with flavour complexity. Typical 2014 red Burgundy, a vintage I very much like. Sour cherry, chalky minerality, cocoa and a dash of cranberry. Some iron at the core. Vivid acidity, very dry. Clean and pure. Compact, well integrated tannins. Alcohol (13% ABV) fully aligned. Near the start of its optimal drinking window now, until around 2030, I would think. [Edit: last sentence changed to clarify my view of the drinking window].
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Comment posted by SARED:
4/22/2022 7:28:00 AM - Surprised to hear this has already peaked. I've been enjoying '07s recently and thought the better 2014s needed a bunch more time.
Comment posted by HowardNZ:
4/22/2022 4:18:00 PM - Hi Sared, my wording wasn't quite right and has given you the wrong impression. I've amended it. I also very much liked 2007 Burgs and see some similarity with many 2014s. Many of the 2007s were accessible earlier but have still had a relatively long drinking window, drinking well now. Cheers, Howard.