Latricieres-Chambertin 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

DOMFAI166X75-2

About this wine

Latricières-Chambertin lies immediately south of Chambertin in Gevrey-Chambertin, on thin, stony soil where cool air flows down from the Combe de Grisard. The wine is often more mineral and spicy than its neighbours, with fine, firm tannin and a long, linear finish. Faiveley's Latricières is a grand cru that rewards patience, opening up after eight to ten years and keeping well beyond.

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.