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NUITS SAINT GEORGES

2019 1er Cru Les Damodes Domaine Faiveley

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RedFrance,BurgundyCôte d'OrCôte de NuitsNuits Saint Georges1er Cru 14.5%Les Damodes

Lightness of touch, there's class and mineral lift here, it's an almost nervy wine despite the richness of the year. Nice juicy mineral succulence and long too. Drinking range: 2028 - 2040L&S (Nov 2020)

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Spicy aromas of dark raspberry, cherry and earth give way to impressively voluminous yet sleek middle weight flavors that display lovely delineation on the austere finish. This possesses good if not stunning length as it eventually falls off due to the fact that the tannins become a bit angular. With that said, I suspect that the overall sense of harmony will improve as the tannins resolve Drinking range: 2031 - Rating: 90-92 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2021)

Aromas of cassis, plums, orange rind and spicy new oak preface Faiveley's 2019 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes, a medium to full-bodied, deep and lively wine with a concentrated core of fruit, framed by powdery tannins. Concluding with a long, mineral finish, it's another fine bottling from this cool, high-altitude and northeast-exposed site. Rating: 92-94 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2021)

A cooler site at the top of the hill, on sandy soil which fortunately does not appear to have dried out. Rich purple, lively, ripe cherry with a few raspberry infiltrations, Nicely proportioned oak. Tasted: November 2020 *** Rating: 90-93 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Jan 2021)

The 2019 Nuits Saints-Georges Les Damodes 1er Cru has a soft, supple bouquet, the 100% destemming lending freshness and sensuality, and a little brine emerging with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with lithe tannins, touches of blood orange and orange peel lacing the dark berry and spicy notes toward the finish. Give this 3–5 years in bottle. Drinking range: 2023 - 2035 Rating: 89-91 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Dec 2020)

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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