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1997 Domaine Faiveley Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley
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1997 Domaine Faiveley Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley

Producer: Domaine Faiveley
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Pinot Noir
Origin: France
Region: Burgundy
Appellation: Cote de Beaune

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91+ Points | International Wine Cellar , March/April 1999

Good full red-ruby color. Blacker aromas of dark berries, licorice, violet and roast meat. Thick with extract but quite unforthcoming today; dense and large scaled. The dark berry and licorice flavors repeat in the mouth. Strong oak component. Shows the toughest tannins today of all these '97s. This is 14% in the bottle, without chaptalization. Should be long-lived.

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