Domaine Faiveley
2017Bâtard-MontrachetGrand Cru White barrel
Score: 91-94
Tasted: Jun 10, 2019
Drink: 2027+
Issue: 75
Note: from Puligny fruit
Producer note: For more general information about the 2017 vintage chez Faiveley, please see Issue 73 or the searchable database. Chief winemaker Jérôme Flous added that “our Côte de Beaune whites were picked in 5 days beginning on the 1st of September. Yields were good without being really high as the chardonnay came in between 40 and 50 hl/ha with potential alcohols that averaged right around 13%. As to the style of the wines, I would describe them as a blend of 2015 and 2014 or as more gifted versions of either 2007 or 2011.” (Frederick Wildman, www.frederickwildman.com, NY, USA; Altaya Wines, www.altayawines.com, Hong Kong; there are many sources in the UK, among them John Armit Wines, www.armit.co.uk, Berry Brothers & Rudd, www.bbr.com, Lea & Sandeman, www.leaandsandeman.co.uk, Howard Ripley, www.howardripley.com and Haynes, Hanson & Clark, www.hhandc.co.uk).
Tasting note: The toasty nose is presently sufficiently reduced that it is impossible to fairly assess. The rich, powerful and beautifully delineated big-bodied flavors possess almost painful intensity and a reasonable amount of mouth coating extract that buffers the firm acid spine shaping the moderately austere finish. This is not quite as dense as the BBM but it’s not far off and note that this too is going to require extended cellaring.
Domaine Faiveley, Batard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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Domaine Faiveley
2017Bâtard-MontrachetGrand Cru White barrel
Score: 91-94
Tasted: Jun 10, 2019
Drink: 2027+
Issue: 75
Note: from Puligny fruit
Producer note: For more general information about the 2017 vintage chez Faiveley, please see Issue 73 or the searchable database. Chief winemaker Jérôme Flous added that “our Côte de Beaune whites were picked in 5 days beginning on the 1st of September. Yields were good without being really high as the chardonnay came in between 40 and 50 hl/ha with potential alcohols that averaged right around 13%. As to the style of the wines, I would describe them as a blend of 2015 and 2014 or as more gifted versions of either 2007 or 2011.” (Frederick Wildman, www.frederickwildman.com, NY, USA; Altaya Wines, www.altayawines.com, Hong Kong; there are many sources in the UK, among them John Armit Wines, www.armit.co.uk, Berry Brothers & Rudd, www.bbr.com, Lea & Sandeman, www.leaandsandeman.co.uk, Howard Ripley, www.howardripley.com and Haynes, Hanson & Clark, www.hhandc.co.uk).
Tasting note: The toasty nose is presently sufficiently reduced that it is impossible to fairly assess. The rich, powerful and beautifully delineated big-bodied flavors possess almost painful intensity and a reasonable amount of mouth coating extract that buffers the firm acid spine shaping the moderately austere finish. This is not quite as dense as the BBM but it’s not far off and note that this too is going to require extended cellaring.
