Clos de Vougeot Grand Cru

Specification

Producer

Domaine Faiveley

Region

Burgundy

Where

Nuits-Saint-Georges, Burgundy

Classification

Grand Cru

Grapes

Pinot Noir

Vintage

2016

Case

6 x 75cl OWC

Held at

Wine Tunnels, London City Bond (in bond)

Code

DOMFAI166X75

About this wine

Clos de Vougeot is the large walled grand cru founded by Cistercian monks, now divided among dozens of owners. Faiveley's Clos de Vougeot is a full, dark-fruited and firmly structured Pinot Noir with a savoury, earthy depth. It is one of the more powerful wines in the house's grand cru range and is best given eight to ten years before drinking, after which it can keep for many more.

About Domaine Faiveley

Faiveley was founded in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1825 and is still owned and run by the Faiveley family. Over seven generations it has built up one of the largest vineyard holdings in Burgundy, with a long run of grands crus in the Côte de Nuits and the Côte de Beaune as well as extensive vineyards around Mercurey in the Côte Chalonnaise.

Since Erwan Faiveley took charge in 2005 the house has moved towards a finer, less extracted style, with more careful selection in the vineyard and cellar. Its grand cru reds from Gevrey-Chambertin, Vougeot and Corton are firm, long-lived wines that collectors buy for the cellar.