Faiveley - Chambertin-clos De Bèze 2019 (750ml)

Vinous, Pump Up The Volume: 2019 Burgundy - Blind (Dec 2023) (12/1/2023)
(Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru Red) The 2019 Chambertin Clos-de-Bèze Grand Cru is already showing a little maturity on the nose. It has a perfumed bouquet with red cherries and crushed strawberry fruit, damp moss and a touch of oyster shell. It coheres in the glass and gains in terms of complexity. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins, perfectly judged acidity, vivacious red fruit and a slightly viscous texture. Concentrated but not overpowering, this retains wonderful focus and lingers temptingly on the aftertaste. Tasted blind at the Burgfest tasting. (Drink between 2027-2055)  96 points
By Jasper Morris
Jasper Morris 96 points
"The redder side of crimson. A slightly smudged bouquet seems indicative of stems (but probably not for this cuvée chez Faiveley). Softly oaky behind, the ripeness is at maximum, but as with the Musigny flight, the finish gives hope for the future, leaving a fresher feel behind. It is actually pretty lovely wine, the charm of the fruit being deceptive in that it hides the latent intensity."
 
Burghound 93-96 points
"A mildly toasty and mentholated nose offers up a wonderful array of spice elements on the notably floral red berry fruit and earth-inflected aromas. The sleek and satin-textured big-bodied flavors possess a highly sophisticated mouthfeel that exudes evident minerality on the youthfully austere and terrifically persistent finish. A brief summation would be cool and very classy."
By Jancis Robinson,  

William Kelley 94-96 points

"Aromas of cassis, plums, orange oil, smoked meats, loamy soil and black truffle preface Faiveley's 2019 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru, a full-bodied, velvety and sumptuous wine that's elegantly textural and fleshy, with its broad-shouldered chassis of tannin cloaked in an ample core of succulent fruit. Long and complete, it's a terrific Clos de Bèze in the making."

Decanter 97 points

"This is produced from three of the four Faiveley parcels in the Clos de Bèze. After a fermentation largely with whole clusters and ageing in cask (70% new), the wine is deeply aromatic, showing an array of aromas that range from ripe cassis and plum fruit, to savoury and smoky notes with a mineral/saline edge. The texture of the wine is tannic, massively concentrated and firm, yet not unyielding. Superb."