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1993 Faiveley Chassagne-Montrachet - France, Burgundy, Côte de Beaune, Chassagne-Montrachet (8/31/2013)
Much as the last bottle, but a bit better. Deeper, rounder, with iron and blood notes.
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From the last one:
Cork soaked through. Clean and clear in the glass. Bright and high-toned upon opening, then much more savory an hour later. Good depth and balance. Satisfying, but not punching too much above its modest class.
The bottle tonight really is much better. Slow-ox for 5 hrs., now it shows lovely velvet and dark cherry.
Hi Henry thanks for the note! Interesting more of the soil in Chassagne-Montrachet is suited to red wine rather than white, my favorite red Chassagne is from Ramonet.
Hi Barry,
Interesting. There are many of both hues, but I’ve certainly found more value in the reds. Better QPR.
Another example of how having patience with Faiveley is more often than not richly rewarded. Of all the large negociant houses, I’ve been the most impressed with Faiveley over the last 40 years of drinking Burgs. For all the praise the new regime at Faiveley has garnered for making wines that are more approachable in their youth, one can only hope that the changes made will yield wines of the same quality as the “old-school” Faiveleys did over the long term.
Nice note, Henry, I think you show very clearly one of the surprising things about red Burgundy, that maturity can reveal a level of quality that is entirely invisible in the younger wine. Many people are under the impression that they can discern quality at any evolutionary stage but they are simply wrong.
Harry, you are a man of infinite wisdom!