Domaine Faiveley : Mazis-Chambertin Grand cru 2015

Faiveley’s superb 2015 Mazis-Chambertin Grand Cru opens in the glass with a brooding bouquet of dark wild berries, smoky plums, grilled meat, rose hip, and burnt orange that has already entirely digested its new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample, and rich, with a layered mid-palate and a serious chassis of fine-grained tannins largely hidden in a deep core of sappy fruit. The finish is long and savory. Cropped at a mere 20 hectoliters per hectare, this is one of the highlights of the Faiveley range this year.

Sweet, ripe raspberry nose with a hint of bonbons. Rich, full-bodied, dense, and powerful on the palate, with good breadth of fruit that fills the mouth. Has heft but not at the expense of elegance, and the tannins are well integrated. Long, chewy finish.

Lightish crimson. Better balanced than the Clos de Vougeot but still needs a bit more fruit depth for overall harmony. Slightly hard on the finish. (JH)

More authoritative than the Latricières, this wine has plenty of comeback and shoulders well dressed by the vintage. A great future!