Faiveley Corton Clos des Cortons Grand Cru 2001 750ml

Burghound.com, May 19, 2018
Brilliant ruby. A beautifully fresh nose displays lovely layered with only a hint of secondary character to the pretty and quite spicy aromas that derive mostly from the red side of the fruit spectrum. The sleek, delicious and attractively vibrant middle weight flavors possess a taut muscularity and evident minerality on the still overtly robust, serious and tannic finish. Unlike many '01s today that are at or near their peaks, this admirably complex effort remains fairly youthful with a moderate amount of structure still to resolve.

Domaine Faiveley is located in France, at the heart of Viticultural Burgundy, between Dijon and Beaune in Nuits-Saint-Georges.
This illustrious company has been based in Nuits St Georges since the days of Pierre Faiveley who founded the business in 1825. His son Joseph gave his name to the family business, to be followed by the first François, Georges who was instrumental in founding the Chevaliers du Tastevin, Guy who developed the business in the Côte Chalonnaise, François who has recently retired and now his son Erwan, born in 1979.
Historically based in the Côte de Nuits capital, the Faiveley family has progressively extended its domaine and today owns vineyards in the finest climats in Burgundy - Gevrey-Chambertin, Pommard, Volnay, Puligny-Montrachet, Mercurey and others. The vineyards are very fragmented. The average surface area per appellation is around just 1 hectare. The number of bottles produced for each wine is therefore very limited.

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