2017 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, Domaine Faiveley
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Winemaker:Domaine Faiveley
Domaine Faiveley is a major owner in Chambertin Clos de Bèze, possessing 1.3 hectares, a significant proportion of the total 15.4 hectares. Colour is medium-deep, red-purple. For the nose, as expected from Clos de Bèze – which rarely struts its stuff while youthful – this was discreet, when tasted from barrel in October. But magnificent ripeness was apparent, with freshness, promising mightily for the future. On the palate, this was less demonstrative than Mazis-Chambertin, but had more imposing presence. Fruit density combined with wellstructured body, gentle tannins, and outstanding length merit the highest praise. This is a prodigious wine, with a magnificent future, for drinking 2025-2045+).
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| Wine Name | Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, Domaine Faiveley |
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| Product Code | FM1917RA |
| Customs Status | Duty Paid |
| Tax Status | Inc Tax |
Winemaker
Domaine Faiveley
Our shipments from this superb source of great Burgundies date back over 30 years, to the 1989 vintage. This is very much a family business, with François Faiveley’s children, Erwan and Eve, now at the helm. Winemaker Jérôme Flous and his assistant Bastien Giraud are highly talented, and operate within a rebuilt, spacious, state-of-the-art winery in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The superb 125 hectare Domaine includes 13 different Grands Crus and 25 Premiers Crus. Since the 2007 vintage, many carefully thought-through changes have taken place, with work in vineyards and wine-making becoming more closely integrated. They invested in gentler means of transporting grapes from sorting tables to vats, up-graded their temperature control systems, installed a new hydraulic press, and fine-tuned the barrel buying – all to great effect. Jérôme Flous has been here for more than a decade, having previously worked as technical consultant for many top Domaines. The wines have been gaining in richness, fruit density, complexity and smoothness, without sacrifice of ageing potential.