2022 Mercurey Blanc Clos Rochette, Faiveley
bottle
£37.75
(£33.50 per bottle)
Save 11% on a case of 6 bottles
54 in stock
SKU: FM1422WA
Categories: Burgundy, White Wine
Winemaker:Domaine Faiveley
Description
Faiveley has a superb estate on the Côte Chalonnaise, and a separate, newly renovated winery in Mercurey to handle all the fruit as near to the vineyards as possible. The family is the sole proprietor of this vineyard, which vinified two-thirds in stainless steel tank, with the balance in oak barrels. The result is a Chardonnay that has precise, pure lemon fruit character allied with delicate spice and silky texture. Pale, green-lemon colour, this has lively aromas, palate being medium bodied, poised and charmingly concentrated. This is a vibrant, finely balanced wine to be enjoyed as soon as it has been shipped (for drinking 2024-2026+).
Brand
Brand
Domaine Faiveley
Our shipments from this superb source of great Burgundies date back over 30 years, to the 1989 vintage. This is very much a family business, with François Faiveley’s children, Erwan and Eve, now at the helm. Winemaker Jérôme Flous and his assistant Bastien Giraud are highly talented, and operate within a rebuilt, spacious, state-of-the-art winery in Nuits-Saint-Georges. The superb 125 hectare Domaine includes 13 different Grands Crus and 25 Premiers Crus. Since the 2007 vintage, many carefully thought-through changes have taken place, with work in vineyards and wine-making becoming more closely integrated. They invested in gentler means of transporting grapes from sorting tables to vats, up-graded their temperature control systems, installed a new hydraulic press, and fine-tuned the barrel buying – all to great effect. Jérôme Flous has been here for more than a decade, having previously worked as technical consultant for many top Domaines. The wines have been gaining in richness, fruit density, complexity and smoothness, without sacrifice of ageing potential.