2002 Faiveley, Nuits St.Georges 1er Clos de la Marechale
I’ve been patient for long enough – so today I’ve decided to open one of these. There’s none of that ridiculous shaking needed to loosen the hold of any CO₂, because this is when wines were made sensibly – you can simply pop and pour, and then taste wine! The colour’s still medium-plus and the nose has some spice and a sharp note of red fruit coupled with a little herb – it makes me think that this wine could bite me! As it turns out, it’s more of playful love-bite; yes there’s a faintly astringent tannic baseline, but the fruit is cool yet rather seductive. As your mouth waters, you have a fine, if understated, long fruit note buttressed by minerality. Clearly this is still very-much a baby wine, but I like what I’m tasting. Lots…
Rebuy – Yes