FAIVELEY
Bourgogne Joseph Faiveley
2013
- Sustainable
About this winery
Founded in 1825, Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy's greatest domaines. Originally the company was a classic negotiant business, based in Nuits St. Georges and engaged in the buying and selling of wine but not the production of it. After seven generations of steadily acquiring properties throughout the Cotes de Nuits, the Cotes de Beaune, Cotes Chalonnaise and now Chablis, the Faiveley family have established themselves as the most important vineyard owners in Burgundy, with 120 hectares of...
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Tasting notes
The entry level Pinot Noir from Faiveley is anything but entry-level. While it is under the Joseph Faiveley name, the wine is more than 80% domaine fruit, and more than 50% is from barrels of village wine (Mercurey, Rully, Givry and others) that are de-classified. This gives Faiveley's most basic wine a huge quality boost, and this Bourgogne is one of our best selling Pinot Noirs.