Faiveley, Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes 2018
Les Charmes borders the village of Puligny, but this is very much a typical Meursault in its opulence. Lovely nose of white flower and honey. Exciting bittersweet attack; very fat, nutty but also racy. Superb; perfect balance and will age.... Read More
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ColourWhite
RegionBurgundy
Sub RegionCote de Beaune
GrowerJoseph Faiveley
Grape VarietyChardonnay
Vintage2018
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeFAJ218
Burgundy
The Burgundy Pyramid
Making sense of the complexity of the complexity of Burgundy isn’t easy.
Though Burgundy only comprises 5% of France’s vineyard area, it holds 100 different Appellations, 25% of the entire French total. There are no less than 5,000 growers, 85% of whom own less than 10 hectares, and four fifths of them make wine.
To make matters...
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Chardonnay
Chardonnay is one of the most-widely planted varieties in the world.
Arguably not the most characterful grape, hence its common ageing in oak, yet at its pinnacle in Burgundy it produces some of the greatest (and certainly most expensive) white wines in the world. Look out for unoaked Chardonnay, it can make a pleasant change, and usually goes down very well with all those people who...
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Faiveley, Meursault 1er Cru Les Charmes 2018
Les Charmes borders the village of Puligny, but this is very much a typical Meursault in its opulence. Lovely nose of white flower and honey. Exciting bittersweet attack; very fat, nutty but also racy. Superb; perfect balance and will age. Now-2028
"Barrel sample. More savoury and mealy than the Meursault Blagny but also fresher and more mouth-watering on the finish. Tight and sinewy after the Blagny, yet with more depth of fruit to fill out the core, 16.5/20, Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com, December 2019
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