2015 Corton Clos des Cortons
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Tasting Notes
The Clos des Corton made from a large plot at the top of the Corton hill is a monumental wine. The powerful bouquet is very intense with layers of red and dark berry fruit powered by a intense minerality – a very serious wine. On the palate very intense and with tremendous length and concentration – a mighty Corton in the making. It does not quite have the energetic drive of the Clos de Beze Ouvrées Rodin, and will require years of cellaring before it unfolds it’s full glory. As they would say in Germany – ein Jahrhundertwein. An outstanding wine by all standards. Jun 2016, www.winehog.org
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Steen Öhman, Winehog
Allen Meadows, Burghound
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This too is extremely ripe yet manages to avoid any sense of surmaturité on the once again liqueur-like aromas of black cherry, cassis, anise and lilac scents. This is a massive wine, with simply huge mid-palate concentration, power and muscle that terminates just like the Rodin in a borderline painfully intense finale that both coats the palate and lasts for minutes. I take considerable pains to point out however that this ultra-structured and overtly austere effort is not only built for the long haul but for the very long haul. I have suggested an initial drinking window of 25 years from now but it may very well be 30 to 40. In sum, this is very old school Corton. Dec 2016, www.burghound.com
The 2015 Corton Clos des Cortons is still very youthful on the nose, opening in the glass with notes of cherry and raspberry, nuances of roast squab and spice emerging with aeration. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied and velvety, with a lavish attack, ripe in profile but showing good acids and nice depth at the core. This Clos des Cortons has already digested all its new wood, and the raw materials are very impressive: the only missing ingredient is time. Apr 2018, www.robertparker.com
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Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy’s most important wine producers. The family-owned estate, now in the hands of the seventh generation, is one of the largest in the region, with significant holdings in both the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise.