2012 Domaine Faiveley, Corton Grand Cru, Clos des Cortons Faiveley 1x750ml

Burghound 93

Initially there is noticeable reduction but I found with relatively aggressive swirling that it largely dissipated to reveal notes of both red and dark currant, pungent earth and plenty of that gamy sauvage character. There is exceptionally good richness and volume to the big-bodied and impressively concentrated flavors that coat the palate with dry extract that does a reasonably good job of buffering the firmly tannic but not hard or even unduly austere finish. Even so, this is still at least 5 years away from being approachable and will need 15 plus to become adequately civilized. [Allen Meadows, 05/19/2018]

Anticipated maturity: 2027-2040