CHAMBERTIN CLOS DE BÈZE
2019 Grand Cru Domaine Faiveley
Dark mineral fruit nose, quite cool. Taut and fresh and quite tannic. Feral and powerful. Impressive more than likeable at this stage but the power is all here. Drinking range: 2032 - 2045L&S (Nov 2020)
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The redder side of crimson. A slightly smudged bouquet seems indicative of stems (but probably not for this cuvée chez Faiveley). Softly oaky behind, the ripeness is at maximum, but as with the Musigny flight, the finish gives hope for the future, leaving a fresher feel behind. It is actually pretty lovely wine, the charm of the fruit being deceptive in that it hides the latent intensity. Drink from 2028-2038. Tasted: September 2023. Drinking range: 2028 - 2038 Rating: **** Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Nov 2023)
(from a 1.29 ha parcel). A mildly toasty and mentholated nose offers up a wonderful array of spice elements on the notably floral red berry fruit and earth-inflected aromas. The sleek and satin-textured big-bodied flavors possess a highly sophisticated mouthfeel that exudes evident minerality on the youthfully austere and terrifically persistent finish. A brief summation would be cool and very classy. Drinking range: 2036 - Rating: 93-96 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2021)
Aromas of cassis, plums, orange oil, smoked meats, loamy soil and black truffle preface Faiveley's 2019 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, a full-bodied, velvety and sumptuous wine that's elegantly textural and fleshy, with its broad-shouldered chassis of tannin cloaked in an ample core of succulent fruit. Long and complete, it's a terrific Clos de Bèze in the making. Rating: 94-96 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)
Fine mid purple. Was slow out of its blocks at first apparently but now it has a very high-class perfume. Sensual, clearly ripe fruit, crushed raspberry, but with nuanced detail here, the texture is absolutely what is should be and there is a long fine balanced finish. Certainly very persistent. Good stuff. Tasted: November 2020 **** Rating: 95 - 98 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy (Jan 2021)
The 2019 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru has a well-defined, very delineated bouquet of red and black fruit laced with graphite and light tobacco aromas, quite austere at first but opening up with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red berry fruit. The acidity here is well judged, and there is the same kind of salinity as the Latricières toward the tannic finish. This will require 5–6 years in bottle to shave its edges, but it will be worth it. Drinking range: 2025 - 2050 Rating: 94-96 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Dec 2020)
Domaine Faiveley
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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