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2005 Domaine Faiveley Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley
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93(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 2008

($195) Good deep red. Musky raspberry, brown spices, game and smoke on the highly nuanced nose. Suave, dense and deep if a bit youthfully musclebound today; conveys a powerful impression of energy and mounts impressively with air. Finishes quite tight, even a bit youthfully dry-edged, with pepper and herbal notes. I suspect that this very dense young grand cru will need at least a decade in the cellar before its tough tannic spine begins to loosen up.

94 Points | Wine Spectator

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