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Neal Martin

Vinous

The 2017 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru comes from a parcel that Erwan Faiveley candidly said is less consistent, at the mercy of the weather and dependent on a dry season. It has a charming, quite effervescent bouquet of raspberry and cranberry fruit infused with candied orange peel. A tangible sense of mineralité develops with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied, displaying gentle grip, good structure and maybe a little more detail and tension than the Echézeaux at the moment. Good potential. 10/2018

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Jasper Morris

Inside Burgundy

From three plots, not the best placed but suited to the drier years such as 2017. Very dense deep colour. This has solid concentrated density of dark red fruit, firm structure behind, a Clos Vougeot that knows it is a Clos Vougeot. It will need several years in bottle to show its true colours, but all the ingredients are there. Quite well muscled tannins at the back. Tasted Nov 2018.

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William Kelley

Robert Parker/Wine Advocate

The 2017 Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru has turned out very well indeed, wafting from the glass with a lovely bouquet of dark wild berries, smoked meats, incense, spices and dark chocolate that's framed by a lavish but nicely integrated application of high-quality new oak. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and velvety, with a layered and impressively concentrated core, melting tannins and a long, sapid finish. It's one of the highlights of Faiveley's red portfolio this year, punching above its weight in the usual hierarchy. Faiveley's 2017 portfolio showed well from barrel, and their promise was confirmed when I revisited an extensive range from bottle. Fragrant, elegantly textural and incisive, these are some of the finest white wines produced at this address for some time; and the white wines are complemented by a range of supple, succulent reds that will offer a broad drinking window, even if they don't quite hit the highs attained in 2016. These wines come warmly recommended. 11/2019

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James Suckling

James Suckling

Black cherries and plums with an intense, earthy note. Great depth and structure, the power married to cool freshness that gives this great vitality. Enormously long and complex finish. Try to wait until at least 2023. 02/2019