LATRICIÈRES CHAMBERTIN

2017 Grand Cru Domaine Faiveley

EN PRIMEUR

An extraordinary wine, even for this very special Grand Cru. So mineral and pure with a gigantic concentration of sour cherries. The extremely fine and racy finish lifts off towards the heavens. You could drink it on release, but this has enormous aging potential. Try to wait until 2023. Drinking range: 2023 - Rating: 98 Nick Stock, www.jamessuckling.com (Feb 2019)

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An impressive start here with really good push and drive. A leaner cleaner core. The scrubbed, textured core of fruit is pushed firmly on by the lovely mineral energy here. Exciting ride and bounce. This is impressive. Very pure fruit is dark and yet glossy - but well wrapped up for now. More compact and more serious than the Charmes or Echezeaux at this stage. Impressive. Drinking range: 2025 - 2035L&S (Nov 2018)

(from a large 1.21 ha parcel). A moderately toasty nose is composed by notes of the essence of wild dark berries and humus along with soft spice and floral nuances. There is a bit better mid-palate density to the richer and much more mineral-driven and refined flavors that display excellent delineation on the linear, focused and mouth coating finish. This is youthfully austere effort is beautifully well-balanced and should age accordingly. Drinking range: 2032 - Rating: 92-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2019)

The 2017 Latricières-Chambertin Grand Cru comes from the 1.3 hectares acquired by Faiveley in the 1930s. It has a very refined bouquet of blackberry, raspberry, undergrowth and just a touch of graphite. The masculine palate is medium-bodied, with fine tannin, good weight and structure and a persistent, vivid finish that is pure joy. Superb. Drinking range: 2022 - 2045 Rating: 93-95 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Jan 2019)

Cask sample. Light to mid cherry red. There’s a stony mineral finesse to the aroma here, not just fruit. Beautifully dry and fine texture. Succulent, elegant, stony aftertaste. Drinking range: 2025 - 2037 Rating: 17+ Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Dec 2018)

Somewhat reductive maybe as meringues on the nose. It is a little out of sorts I think. The palate however is tight and focused and there is a slight edge to the tannins, but the finish is very long. It is not in place now...but there is a very interesting thread through the wine.Sarah Marsh MW, The Burgundy Briefing (Dec 2018)

From a cool, stony parcel that's influenced by the Combe Grisard, this is the pick of the Faiveley grands crus in 2017, making the best of its fresher terroir. Smoky, scented and alluring, it has well-handled wood, 40% new. It's a precise, elegant, chiselled red with sweet summer-pudding flavours and a chalky aftertaste. Drinking range: 2025 - 2032 Rating: 97 Tim Atkin MW - Decanter (Nov 2018)

The Faiveley family are the largest vineyard owners in Burgundy, owning around 120ha, spread across the Côtes de Nuits, Beaune and Chalonnaise and encompassing everything from generic Bourgogne up to the grandest of Grand Crus. Their holdings supply the grapes for 5 out of every 6 bottles made by Faiveley, the balance being bought in from carefully selected contract growers.

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