2018 Domaine Faiveley Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru
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| Type of Wine | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | |
| Appellation | |
| Winery | |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Grape | |
| Content (Alc) | 0.75 ltr (14%) |
| Drink window | 2022 - 2036 |
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When it comes to Burgundy, Domaine Faiveley is one of the biggest addresses. This is a family business with around 120 hectares of vineyards, including famous names such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Corton, Montrachet's, Echezeaux and many more.
However, it is also a family estate with 10 hectares of Grand Cru and almost 25 hectares of Premier Cru. The first step was taken in 1825 by Pierre Faiveley; his son Joseph turned the estate into a great top company and his wines became ambassadors of Burgundy wines all over the world. With a clear, elegant and distinctive style, they produce wines here without exception that meet the ideal image of a Burgundy. “A very high quality estate, which represents the full glory of French winemaking art”, write the famous French wine writing duo Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve. Domaine Faiveley combines the principles of modern winemaking methods with the age-old traditions that have been practiced for centuries in their 19th century cellars. Each terroir and each vintage benefits from special attention that makes the cuvées unique. Each bottle is therefore the faithful reflection of its terroir.
The Bienvenues parcel, acquired in 2008, became part of the estate at the same time as its neighboring twin Bâtard-Montrachet. While both Grands Crus share similarities, each exhibits unique characteristics. The Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet parcel is on flat land, with more marl and wetter soil than its neighbor, which encourages vegetation. The demarcation between these two parcels is delicate, and yet this subtlety is reflected in the wines themselves.
The vines were planted between 1980 and 2018. Faiveley owns approximately 0.50 ha of vines here. Refreshing and fruity aromas are complemented by notes reminiscent of freshly baked brioche. Spicy finesse and gourmet flavours combine on the palate. Lively and acidic, this wine reveals an assertive character.
FACT : The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see the possible discount immediately if you choose Pick up on the Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
Specifications
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Appellation | Puligny-Montrachet |
| Icons | Icon France |
| Winery | Faiveley |
| Grape | Chardonnay |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
Professional Reviews
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP (92-94)
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
N/A
Wafting from the glass with notes of fresh peach, pear, lemon curd, nougat and white flowers, Faiveley's 2017 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a textural attack, fine depth at the core and a chalky, nicely defined finish.
This was an excellent tasting with Faiveley's technical director Jérôme Flous, who has handled the 2018 vintage very skillfully indeed. Flous told me that, in his opinion, wines with comparatively low acidity need compensatory tannin to age and to temper their sweetness of fruit. In that regard, he feels he did not extract sufficiently, so he took things a little further in 2018. I am happy to report that—even if extraction is something of a dirty word among the Burgundy commentariat—Flous struck a good balance, producing deep and complex wines with texture and structure, yes, but no asperity in the least. Elegant but age worthy, they exemplify Faiveley's contemporary style and come recommended. These wines were tasted from representative samples at Faiveley's Nuits-Saint-Georges facility. Readers looking for my notes on the 2017 Faiveley wines from bottle can find them in the End of November 2019 Issue of The Wine Advocate.
Published: Jan 09, 2020
The Wine Advocate
RP (93-95)
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
N/A
Aromas of orange oil, white flowers, fresh pastry, smoke, pastry cream, confit lemon and ripe pears introduce Faiveley's 2019 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied, textural and enveloping wine that's satiny and incisive, with tangy acids and a seamless, elegant profile.
Jérôme Flous told me that Faiveley began picking on September 9, finishing by the 20th, and that yields averaged out at around 35 hectoliters per hectare in white and a little less in red. Comparing the 2019 vintage to "a more concentrated version of 2010," he admires—as I do—its vibrant fruit tones and refined tannins, finding it more elegant than 2018. The quality of the red wines chez Faiveley is old news, and for more information on this firm's evolution I direct readers to my report published in the August 2020 Week 1 issue of The Wine Advocate. It's worth underlining, however, how good the whites are these days: Flous tells me that he now includes fûts from Damy and Chassin in the white wine barrel program, and in the last few vintages, I've found the wines' new oak component better and better integrated.
Published:
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Vinous
(92-94)
Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
From: 2017 Burgundy: A Modern Classic (Jan 2019)
The 2017 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from a parcel acquired in 2008, a half-hectare parcel of around 13 long rows that stretches from the top to the bottom of the Grand Cru and actually continues into the Bâtard-Montachet. This has a well-defined, wet limestone-scented bouquet that feels very focused. The balanced palate displays neatly integrated oak (although there is now no new wood) and a tender, effervescent, sherbet-tinged finish. Excellent.
- By Neal Martin on October 2018
Good things come to those who wait. And I waited a long time to visit Faiveley, where Erwan Faiveley received me at the winery in Nuits Saint-Georges. The timing could not have been better, since I had time to tour the new “38” vat room that Erwan suggests looks a bit like a railway station. Personally, I thought it was more a cross between St. Pancras and Canterbury Cathedral, but hey, that’s not a bad combination. Of course, Faiveley remains faithful to wooden vats, each tailored to the different size of their holdings. I asked if they estimated for two consecutive abundant vintages like 2017 and 2018, but Erwan assure me that they have capacity left over even after the vines’ generosity. After a quick tour of the huge barrel cellars housing both domaine and négociant wines, we repaired to the upper floor tasting room, where my tasting focused almost exclusively on their domaine -bottlings.
Jérôme Flous, who has headed up the winemaking team since 2007, joined us at the beginning of the tasting. He has changed the winemaking style, introducing more elegance and finesse to the previously austere, dense and occasionally unyielding wines. “I want to be reactive to Nature,” he told me, “and I want to adapt with the vintage. I don’t have any recipe. In the vineyard, our approach is lutte raisonée and organic, so, for example, we were organic in 2015 but not the two subsequent years. Our objective is to gain EVH certification next year, which means we do not use herbicides and insecticides, but we will protect against mildew. We have two hectares in Nuits Saint-Georges and in Les Damodes that are completely organic.” I enquired about the 2017 growing season. “There was a bit more rain in spring than usual, but the summer was drier than usual. Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos Vougeot and Chambolle-Musigny were the driest in 2017 but they performed very well. The 25mm of rain on August 30 and 31 was needed. We started picking the Chardonnay on September 1 and finished on September 5, commencing in the Côte de Nuits on September 6 and finishing on September 16. Then we picked quickly, because we were concerned that the acidity might fall too much. We used some whole bunches in 2017, except for Gevrey-Chambertin. Sometimes there is a problem with reduction because of the amount of SO2 used, so I want to be adaptable and use everything.”
I asked Erwan Faiveley for his opinion on the wines. Is it a bona fide great vintage? “The 2017 is a classic vintage,” he replied. “The wines are well balanced. I think it will be considered very good, maybe a little modern in style, like 2007 or 2011, but the wines are deeper and fresher than those. It’s a good vintage to drink. It is too heterogeneous to be classed as a great vintage. The Côte de Nuits is much stronger than the Côte de Beaune because the 2016 frost meant that some vineyards overproduced.”
I confess that though I have been drinking Faiveley’s wines for two decades, this was my first visit to the winery and so I am denied the broad context of other growers. That said, I was impressed by many of the domaine bottlings. I might be controversial in stating that I had a slight preference for the regular bottling of the Chambertin Clos de Bèze over the elusive Les Ouvrées Rodin, the former being just a little more elegant and poised. I adore the backbone and precision of the Latricières-Chambertin, and both the Echézeaux and the Clos de Vougeot are some of the best that I encountered during my visits. Of course, there is plenty to be found at the lower rungs of the hierarchy, especially their white and red Mercurey, which had just been bottled; it is perfect for drinking over the next three or four years.
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The history of Domaine Faiveley dates back to 1825. The domain has been family-owned for 7 generations and is located in Nuits-Saint-Georges, in the heart of Burgundy. 127 ha Vineyards, spread over Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise, of which 12 vineyards with Grand Cru classification, 25 with Premier Cru classification and 6 vineyards with a "Monopole" classification. The estate is managed by Erwan Faiveley, who keeps the work in the vineyards in-house to control the quality of the grapes. The hand-picked harvest is carefully transported to 19th century vaulted cellars located in Nuits-Saint-Georges. To make great Burgundies, Erwan Faiveley combines the principles of modern oenology with traditional aging in French oak barrels. All this contributes to the fact that Faiveley wines are highly regarded.
When it comes to Burgundy, Domaine Faiveley is one of the biggest addresses. This is a family business with around 120 hectares of vineyards, including famous names such as Gevrey-Chambertin, Corton, Montrachet's, Echezeaux and many more.
However, it is also a family estate with 10 hectares of Grand Cru and almost 25 hectares of Premier Cru. The first step was taken in 1825 by Pierre Faiveley; his son Joseph turned the estate into a great top company and his wines became ambassadors of Burgundy wines all over the world. With a clear, elegant and distinctive style, they produce wines here without exception that meet the ideal image of a Burgundy. “A very high quality estate, which represents the full glory of French winemaking art”, write the famous French wine writing duo Michel Bettane and Thierry Desseauve. Domaine Faiveley combines the principles of modern winemaking methods with the age-old traditions that have been practiced for centuries in their 19th century cellars. Each terroir and each vintage benefits from special attention that makes the cuvées unique. Each bottle is therefore the faithful reflection of its terroir.
The Bienvenues parcel, acquired in 2008, became part of the estate at the same time as its neighboring twin Bâtard-Montrachet. While both Grands Crus share similarities, each exhibits unique characteristics. The Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet parcel is on flat land, with more marl and wetter soil than its neighbor, which encourages vegetation. The demarcation between these two parcels is delicate, and yet this subtlety is reflected in the wines themselves.
The vines were planted between 1980 and 2018. Faiveley owns approximately 0.50 ha of vines here. Refreshing and fruity aromas are complemented by notes reminiscent of freshly baked brioche. Spicy finesse and gourmet flavours combine on the palate. Lively and acidic, this wine reveals an assertive character.
FACT : The wine is in our conditioned Wine Warehouse and if you come to pick up the wine you will often also receive a nice discount. You will see the possible discount immediately if you choose Pick up on the Checkout page. We are located almost next to the Rijksweg with plenty of parking. Click here for address.
| Type of Wine | White |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne |
| Appellation | Puligny-Montrachet |
| Icons | Icon France |
| Winery | Faiveley |
| Grape | Chardonnay |
| Biological certified | No |
| Natural wine | No |
| Vegan | No |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Drinking as of | 2022 |
| Drinking till | 2036 |
| Alcohol % | 14 |
| Alcohol free/low | No |
| Content | 0.75 ltr |
| Oak aging | Yes |
| Sparkling | No |
| Dessert wine | No |
| Closure | Cork |
| Parker rating | 95 |
| Vinous rating | 94 |
Parker
The Wine Advocate
RP (92-94)
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
N/A
Wafting from the glass with notes of fresh peach, pear, lemon curd, nougat and white flowers, Faiveley's 2017 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru is full-bodied, fleshy and layered, with a textural attack, fine depth at the core and a chalky, nicely defined finish.
This was an excellent tasting with Faiveley's technical director Jérôme Flous, who has handled the 2018 vintage very skillfully indeed. Flous told me that, in his opinion, wines with comparatively low acidity need compensatory tannin to age and to temper their sweetness of fruit. In that regard, he feels he did not extract sufficiently, so he took things a little further in 2018. I am happy to report that—even if extraction is something of a dirty word among the Burgundy commentariat—Flous struck a good balance, producing deep and complex wines with texture and structure, yes, but no asperity in the least. Elegant but age worthy, they exemplify Faiveley's contemporary style and come recommended. These wines were tasted from representative samples at Faiveley's Nuits-Saint-Georges facility. Readers looking for my notes on the 2017 Faiveley wines from bottle can find them in the End of November 2019 Issue of The Wine Advocate.
Published: Jan 09, 2020
The Wine Advocate
RP (93-95)
Reviewed by:
William Kelley
Release Price:
NA
Drink Date:
N/A
Aromas of orange oil, white flowers, fresh pastry, smoke, pastry cream, confit lemon and ripe pears introduce Faiveley's 2019 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru, a full-bodied, textural and enveloping wine that's satiny and incisive, with tangy acids and a seamless, elegant profile.
Jérôme Flous told me that Faiveley began picking on September 9, finishing by the 20th, and that yields averaged out at around 35 hectoliters per hectare in white and a little less in red. Comparing the 2019 vintage to "a more concentrated version of 2010," he admires—as I do—its vibrant fruit tones and refined tannins, finding it more elegant than 2018. The quality of the red wines chez Faiveley is old news, and for more information on this firm's evolution I direct readers to my report published in the August 2020 Week 1 issue of The Wine Advocate. It's worth underlining, however, how good the whites are these days: Flous tells me that he now includes fûts from Damy and Chassin in the white wine barrel program, and in the last few vintages, I've found the wines' new oak component better and better integrated.
Published:
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Vinous
(92-94)
Drinking Window
2020 - 2035
From: 2017 Burgundy: A Modern Classic (Jan 2019)
The 2017 Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet Grand Cru comes from a parcel acquired in 2008, a half-hectare parcel of around 13 long rows that stretches from the top to the bottom of the Grand Cru and actually continues into the Bâtard-Montachet. This has a well-defined, wet limestone-scented bouquet that feels very focused. The balanced palate displays neatly integrated oak (although there is now no new wood) and a tender, effervescent, sherbet-tinged finish. Excellent.
- By Neal Martin on October 2018
Good things come to those who wait. And I waited a long time to visit Faiveley, where Erwan Faiveley received me at the winery in Nuits Saint-Georges. The timing could not have been better, since I had time to tour the new “38” vat room that Erwan suggests looks a bit like a railway station. Personally, I thought it was more a cross between St. Pancras and Canterbury Cathedral, but hey, that’s not a bad combination. Of course, Faiveley remains faithful to wooden vats, each tailored to the different size of their holdings. I asked if they estimated for two consecutive abundant vintages like 2017 and 2018, but Erwan assure me that they have capacity left over even after the vines’ generosity. After a quick tour of the huge barrel cellars housing both domaine and négociant wines, we repaired to the upper floor tasting room, where my tasting focused almost exclusively on their domaine -bottlings.
Jérôme Flous, who has headed up the winemaking team since 2007, joined us at the beginning of the tasting. He has changed the winemaking style, introducing more elegance and finesse to the previously austere, dense and occasionally unyielding wines. “I want to be reactive to Nature,” he told me, “and I want to adapt with the vintage. I don’t have any recipe. In the vineyard, our approach is lutte raisonée and organic, so, for example, we were organic in 2015 but not the two subsequent years. Our objective is to gain EVH certification next year, which means we do not use herbicides and insecticides, but we will protect against mildew. We have two hectares in Nuits Saint-Georges and in Les Damodes that are completely organic.” I enquired about the 2017 growing season. “There was a bit more rain in spring than usual, but the summer was drier than usual. Gevrey-Chambertin, Clos Vougeot and Chambolle-Musigny were the driest in 2017 but they performed very well. The 25mm of rain on August 30 and 31 was needed. We started picking the Chardonnay on September 1 and finished on September 5, commencing in the Côte de Nuits on September 6 and finishing on September 16. Then we picked quickly, because we were concerned that the acidity might fall too much. We used some whole bunches in 2017, except for Gevrey-Chambertin. Sometimes there is a problem with reduction because of the amount of SO2 used, so I want to be adaptable and use everything.”
I asked Erwan Faiveley for his opinion on the wines. Is it a bona fide great vintage? “The 2017 is a classic vintage,” he replied. “The wines are well balanced. I think it will be considered very good, maybe a little modern in style, like 2007 or 2011, but the wines are deeper and fresher than those. It’s a good vintage to drink. It is too heterogeneous to be classed as a great vintage. The Côte de Nuits is much stronger than the Côte de Beaune because the 2016 frost meant that some vineyards overproduced.”
I confess that though I have been drinking Faiveley’s wines for two decades, this was my first visit to the winery and so I am denied the broad context of other growers. That said, I was impressed by many of the domaine bottlings. I might be controversial in stating that I had a slight preference for the regular bottling of the Chambertin Clos de Bèze over the elusive Les Ouvrées Rodin, the former being just a little more elegant and poised. I adore the backbone and precision of the Latricières-Chambertin, and both the Echézeaux and the Clos de Vougeot are some of the best that I encountered during my visits. Of course, there is plenty to be found at the lower rungs of the hierarchy, especially their white and red Mercurey, which had just been bottled; it is perfect for drinking over the next three or four years.
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The history of Domaine Faiveley dates back to 1825. The domain has been family-owned for 7 generations and is located in Nuits-Saint-Georges, in the heart of Burgundy. 127 ha Vineyards, spread over Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise, of which 12 vineyards with Grand Cru classification, 25 with Premier Cru classification and 6 vineyards with a "Monopole" classification. The estate is managed by Erwan Faiveley, who keeps the work in the vineyards in-house to control the quality of the grapes. The hand-picked harvest is carefully transported to 19th century vaulted cellars located in Nuits-Saint-Georges. To make great Burgundies, Erwan Faiveley combines the principles of modern oenology with traditional aging in French oak barrels. All this contributes to the fact that Faiveley wines are highly regarded.