2014 Chambertin Clos de Beze
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Tasting notes
Deep ruby colour with lovely intensity on the nose. Aromas of Christmas cake, kirsch, raspberry and light undertone of vanilla. The palate shows super-concentrated ripe fruit (black currant, cherry and raspberry). Texturally, the tannins are fine-grained with a significant backbone of structure. The finish is bone-dry with a leathery flavour that lingers. Outstanding but just a baby and needs some time in the bottle. Dec 2015
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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Tasted blind at the Burgfest 2014 tasting, Faiveley's 2014 Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru has a ravishing, pure and sensual bouquet with red cherries and crushed strawberry fruit laced with minerals. It needs another two or three years to fully assimilate. The palate is beautifully balanced with fine tannin, very focused and tensile with shimmering, effervescent red fruit fanning out on the finish. Stunning—but it is unquestionably built for the long-term. Tasted September 2017.
Bright, full red. Alluring, terroir -driven aromas of raspberry, minerals, dried flowers, smoky oak and game. Supple on entry, then reticent and taut in the middle, but already showing outstanding energy and depth, not to mention a slightly musky wildness, to its flavors of raspberry, smoky oak and dried flowers. Between the wine's firm acidity, great mineral verve, strong tongue-dusting tannins and finishing grip, this outstanding Clos de Bèze is going to require considerable patience and should evolve positively for up to three decades. My bottle held up for days in the recorked bottle.
About the producer
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.