Fairly simple wine. Unable to coax much on the nose despite trying different glasses. Airing for a few hours didn’t make much difference. Still enough tannin for more aging. Maybe it’s going through a dumb phase? Just not what I expected from a Premier Cru from a good vintage.
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Rugiens Rex? King of Pommard (Zoom!): Faiveley's plot is midslope at the southern end. It's quite a recent purchase for them (2007). Vines from 1953. Destemmed, and they backed off on new oak given the vintage (20%).
Herbal, mentholated nose, with forest fruit. Refined and inviting. Supple and feels less concentrated than the Clerget. Charming but doesn't lack structure. Finish becomes increasingly dry with air - this is still pretty young, after all.
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Visit to Faiveley - Vintage 2015 (Nuits St.Georges): 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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Burgundy 2015 en primeur (London): Good fruit, coulis de framboise, spicey. Balanced but on the soft side with relatively low tannin, high acidity to support. Sappy with very nice finish.
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4/29/2024 - PeterMcI wrote: 87 Points
Fairly simple wine. Unable to coax much on the nose despite trying different glasses. Airing for a few hours didn’t make much difference. Still enough tannin for more aging. Maybe it’s going through a dumb phase? Just not what I expected from a Premier Cru from a good vintage.
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2/4/2021 - NickA Likes this wine: 92 Points
Rugiens Rex? King of Pommard (Zoom!): Faiveley's plot is midslope at the southern end. It's quite a recent purchase for them (2007). Vines from 1953. Destemmed, and they backed off on new oak given the vintage (20%).
Herbal, mentholated nose, with forest fruit. Refined and inviting. Supple and feels less concentrated than the Clerget. Charming but doesn't lack structure. Finish becomes increasingly dry with air - this is still pretty young, after all.
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1/5/2018 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
Visit to Faiveley - Vintage 2015 (Nuits St.Georges): 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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1/11/2017 - Mascarello59 Likes this wine: 91 Points
Burgundy 2015 en primeur (London): Good fruit, coulis de framboise, spicey. Balanced but on the soft side with relatively low tannin, high acidity to support. Sappy with very nice finish.
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