Chambertin Clos de Bèze Grand Cru Domaine Faiveley 2016

Wineadvocate

The 2016 Chambertin-Clos de Bèze Grand Cru is also showing superbly, offering up aromas of cassis, grilled meats, pungent spices and a savory bass-note reminiscent of oyster sauce. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, rich and fleshy, with velvety structuring tannins, succulent acids and a long, expansive finish. It isn't quite as multidimensional or complete as this year's spectacular Ouvrées Rodin bottling, but it's a very fine Clos de Bèze.

Vinous

Bright, dark red-ruby. Knockout sappy nose combines black raspberry, crushed rock and white pepper. Boasts remarkable intensity and clarity--not to mention class--to its flavors of raspberry, spices and pungent minerals. Wonderfully sappy and dense but almost magically light on its feet. This sharply delineated wine finishes with ineffable rising perfume and outstanding length. This wine manages to combine the best traits of Faiveley's other Gevrey grand crus--not to mention the finest qualities of the 2016 vintage--in an utterly weightless package.

Morris

Rich and solid crimson purple. Very backward nose apart from a little new wood. Very broad in its style, the oak remains prominent, the fruit is dark, there are spicy brambly notes throughout. A lactic note comes across, holding the wine back at the moment. So much quality fruit lies underneath that this may yet come out to merit a higher rating. Drink from 2033. - JM 09/2022

Degustation