Faiveley Joseph

1999 Faiveley Joseph Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley

By on October 31, 2004 #asides

Medium, medium-plus cherry-red – looks young. Powdery fruit but with real creamy depth on the palate – completely primary. The palate is likewise very primary, showing a tour-de-force of tannin, more than adequately balanced by the fruit and acidity – super balance. Hard work on its own, but more than palatable with food. I’m so glad that someone else opened this as it means that my own should be safe for at least another 2 or 3 years before curiosity prevails. Give it a decade and it will be super!

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2000 Faiveley Joseph Mercurey Domaine de la Croix Jacquelet

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

Medium-pale cherry red. The nose is a slightly dense cherry with higher floral tones. The palate has surprisingly full tannins – and they’re a little bitter too. Medium density fruit and fresh acidity. I have to say that this is not very charming, but will be probably be okay if served chilled on a hot summer day.

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1998 Faiveley Joseph Bourgogne Rouge

By on June 30, 2004 #asides

From magnum. Deep red with no fading. The nose has lost some of the oak of its youth leaving mainly red cherry. The tannins are still this wines most obvious attribute, but the fruit gives reasonable balance. Good acidity that helps push the finish a little longer. A nice, quite ‘big’ wine that is borderline rustic – despite the bottle size still doesn’t last very long with 4 friends and a raging barbeque.

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1997 Faiveley Joseph Gevrey-Chambertin Combe aux Moines

By on February 29, 2004 #asides

Medium-plus ruby red, still with a shade of cherry – not much fading. The nose shows sweet raspberry and red cherry pie – complex and enticing. The palate shows fresh acidity, like biting into fresh fruit – if only the tannins and finish were a match. Despite good length, they start a little bitter and astringent. Certainly improves (up to a point) with aeration and food and is quite drinkable – lovely fruit. Interesting – even nice – but not a ‘re-buy’.

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1999 Faiveley Joseph Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze

By on February 29, 2004 #asides

Nightmare – bottle 1 – tainted as tainted can be, a big shame. Bottle 2 – medium-plus ruby red, still cherry at the rim. The nose starts in an almost syrah way, slowly unknitting to give a little woodspice then really dense black cherry that slowly becomes more red and shows a little coffee. There’s still a little grain from the wood, but this is one full-on wine with incredible length – you really can taste it minutes later. The palate has fine tannins, good acidity and super-intense fruit, shaded towards black. This is a wine that’s a big black shadow of its future self and despite commendable depth doesn’t yet shout ‘I’m a great wine’, but wait another 10 years and things might be starting to get very interesting.

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1997 Faiveley Joseph Montagny Les Joncs

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Pale golden colour. The nose shows a little spent fireworks and candied fruit, more time in the glass increases the fireworks note. In the mouth there is quite nice volume and a lemony acidity which lengthens the finish. Nothing really exciting but clean and tasty – a nice wine.

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1997 Faiveley Joseph Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Deep ruby colour – still looks very young. Lovely fruity nose of damson and black cherry – some coffee too – a blend of aromas to wallow in. Structured and fat, with big, still grainy tannins and plenty of acidity. Really excellent, creamy concentration. Hardly budged since last tasted 2 years ago – lovely now and has real potential to stay lovely for the next 15 years.

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2000 Faiveley Joseph Bourgogne Rouge

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Medium cherry red. The nose is of earthy cooked red cherries against a faintly smokey background. Quite fat with soft tannins and good extension on the finish. Quite a good Bourgogne and worth leaving for 1-2 years.

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1999 Faiveley Joseph Mercurey La Framboisière

By on October 31, 2003 #asides

Medium ruby red with cherry at the rim. A subdued cooked cherry nose with just a trace of caramel. Less sweet than the Givry but good depth of fruit and good acidity too. The smooth tannin is a good buffer. Good.

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