Domaine Faiveley, Chambertin Clos de Beze Grand Cru 2014

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Reviewed by: Neal Martin

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.

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Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

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.

vinous96

Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

Bright ruby-red. Incredibly cerebral nose combines scents of black raspberry, dried flowers, caramel, resin and smoke, all lifted by a lively mineral quality. Pure silk on the palate, but also with outstanding energy and definition to the flavors of black raspberry and saline minerality. A real wake-up call to the mouth! Noble tannins reach the front teeth on the very long back end. Superb.