Producer
Domaine Faiveley
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The core of the fruit for this exceptional Premier Cru, south of the town, comes from the Faiveley’s own vineyard, but they also purchase grapes from a neighbour. A powerfully intense wine. The noticeable cassis and liquorice characters give a rich sweetness on the palate, in balance with the striking breadth of fruit and the wine’s fine sandstone tannins. Deep, full and concentrated.
The core of the fruit for this exceptional Premier Cru, south of the town, comes from the Faiveley’s own vineyard, but they also purchase grapes from a neighbour. A powerfully intense wine. The noticeable cassis and liquorice characters give a rich sweetness on the palate, in balance with the striking breadth of fruit and the wine’s fine sandstone tannins. Deep, full and concentrated.
Here too moderate wood sets off the more deeply pitched and more sauvage-inflected aromas of dark currant, violet and forest floor. The delicious and markedly intense medium-bodied flavors flash evident minerality on the moderately austere and lingering finale. Like the Damodes, this could use better depth, but more should reasonably develop with time in bottle. Drink 2029+
Mid red crimson. The bouquet is charming, with more finesse than the expected weight of Les St-Georges. Jérôme says to expect the same in 2022 as well. Then a surge of dense sweet fresh strawberry with some dark raspberry behind, a fresh tingle to finish. Drink from 2028-2034.
The second largest town after Beaune, Nuits St. Georges is known for ample wines that have textured tannins and rich fruit. Unlike other famous Côte de Nuits villages, it has no Grand Crus but does have a handful of exceptional premier cru vineyards such as Clos de l'Arlot, Les Pruliers and AuxMurgers. Its wines can be occasionally rustic, and this sets them apart from many of the more northern appellations as well as from the neighbouring Côte de Beaune whose wines (apart from Pommard) tend to be less structured and more fruit forward. This is no doubt due to a slightly increased presence of clay especially on the Primeaux-Prissey area of the appellation. Notable producers include Domaine de l'Arlot, Jean Grivot and Meo-Camuzet.