2010 Gevrey-Chambertin, Combe aux Moines 1er Cru, Domaine Faiveley

Beautiful central core of purple. This has a brilliant intensity to it, an amazing lift of flavour, very much red fruit yet completely ripe. Dense and intense yet finishing fresh. Brilliant!
Jasper Morris MW, Burgundy Director

2010 is year three of the ‘new’ Faiveley style and they have again delivered an excellent set of wines. They picked from 20th September to 29th, beginning with Côte d’Or whites. The new regime has concentrated on an overhaul of winemaking principles, leading to a refinement of style. Next up will be a renovation of their Côte Chalonnaise cellars. They have also been expanding significantly into the Côte de Beaune, especially for white wines.

Sweet Spot Wines from the 2010 Vintage
(from a very large 1.2 ha parcel). Similar to the nose of the Combe d’Orveau, this is gorgeously complex though the components of it are notably different as here there is more emphasis on earth and a sauvage character to the exceptionally fresh and airy yet deeply pitched aromas. The rich, intense and palate saturating flavors possess excellent volume yet fine detail as well as a driving minerality that is buffered by an abundance of dry extract that imparts a seductive character to the hugely long finish. This is a classic Combe Aux Moines that is perhaps slightly less youthfully austere than usual at this early stage. In a word, terrific. 2022+
(Allen Meadows - burghound.com - January 2012)