Faiveley Corton Charlemagne Grand Cru 2004 750ml

Burghound.com/ Tasted: Jul 01, 2006
Noticeable wood spice replete with hints of vanilla, clove and anise frame the quite ripe green apple and mineral notes, followed by round, rich and powerful flavors that also carry generous wood influence and a very primary finish where residual hints of the malolactic fermentation remain. As such, this is hard to read at present but at a minimum, it has excellent raw material and this wine has an very fine track record.

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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