2011 Corton Charlemagne
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Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. The Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru 2011 from Faiveley has a ripe and generous bouquet that is well defined with fine minerality. It gains intensity in the glass with orange rind and earthy scents, just a touch of pyrazine in the background. The palate is well balanced and here it seems full ripe. Good depth, quite gras, very Corton-Charlemagne with a cohesive and harmonious finish that just glides across the mouth. The oak is rather obvious, at least at the moment, but it does slip down the throat with ease.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
More reviews and scores
Creamy and mealy. Rich, quite oaky, mouthwateringly fresh. Cedar on the palate, very tight, very dry, pretty concentrated. So long. (JH)
Rich and round and dense and sweet. Kick of green fruits on the finish. Not quite rich enough for the price. (JR)
(made from three kinds of grapes, said Hervet: "yellow like Meursault, classic Puligny-type fruit, and green/yellow grapes with a touch of noble rot, like Montrachet"): Soil-driven aromas of apple, mint, anise and menthol, with complicating notes of fresh herbs and white pepper. Dense, saline and seamless; at once very dry and chewy. Conveys a rare impression of glyceral texture without much alcohol (this was actually 12.5% potential alcohol chaptalized to 12.8%). Wonderfully perfumed on the bracing finish, with is dusty with extract. Not at all a fruity style of white Burgundy. But this should make for an utterly compelling wine.
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.