CASE PRICE = $68.99 per bottle (add 12+ quantity to your basket)
About this wine:Domaine Faiveley combines the principles of modern winemaking methods with the time honored traditions that have been practiced for centuries within their 19th century cellars. Each terroir and each vintage, benefits from special attention which makes the cuvées unique. Each bottle therefore becomes the faithful reflection of its terroir.
Terroir: Aux Chaignots (The Oaks) is a 14 acre 1er Cru north of the village of Nuits-St-Georges. Domaine Faiveley's 1.8 acres is a thin slice fo the vineyard running top to bottom along the southern border. Vines go back 50 years and are planted in a dark organic, gravely soil.
Vinification: Grapes are hand harvested and sorted upon arrival at the domaine. Following a short maceration the must undergoes primary fermentation in a combination of stainless steel and wooden vats. The young wines are aged in 70% lightly toasted new oak barrels for 14 to 16 months.
Tasting Notes:A fine dark ruby colour. This wine opens with red-fruit aromas on the nose, mixed with fiery, woody and smoky notes. On the palate, it is rich and supple. It’s a wine of very beautiful substance, well-balanced between finesse and strength. The structure of the blended tannins makes this wine pleasantly harmonious.
Ratings & Reviews:90-93 Points - Allen Meadows' Burghound:
"An overtly spicy, ripe and rather floral nose as it speaks of both rose petals and violets. There is fine richness to the supple, round and generous medium weight flavors that possess a lovely sense of energy on the balanced and entirely serious finish that delivers excellent length." (Jan 10, 2012)
90-92 Points - Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:
"Good deep, bright red. Aromas of strawberry, minerals, leather and game, lifted by peppery spices. A fat, sweet fruit bomb in the mouth, with complicating notes of smoky minerality, spices and fruity pepper. Finishes firm and long, with pronounced Vosne-side saline minerality. I may be underrating this." - Stephen Tanzer (Jan/Feb '12)
