Quick Picks 7: Faiveley Mercurey 2003
By Tim on Nov 14, 2007 in Burgundy, Pinot Noir, Podcast, Recommendations, Wine Blogging Wednesday
Another Wine Blogging Wednesday and this time I’m podcasting for the first time since WBW 23. Neil from Brooklynguy’s Wine and Food Blog came up with a great theme this month: ‘Silver’ Burgundy. Instead of investing in a Côte d’Or (’gold coast’) wine, we are drinking affordable Burgundy from the Côte Chalonnaise and the Mâconnais.
Since I favor red wines this time of year, I selected a village wine from Mercurey made by the well known Faiveley family. Listen to the podcast for more details but here are my tasting notes:
J. Faiveley, Domaine de la Croix Jacquelet, Mercurey 2003 ($20) - Deep ruby color with aromas of dark cherry, fennel and sage. Rich black cherry and raspberry fruit with a touch of earth finishing with firm tannins and good acidity. The bold fruit balances the tannins so I expect this wine to improve with a year or two more in the cellar. Alternatively, you could give it a couple hours in the decanter to open up before enjoying. A very good value in Pinot Noir.
13% ABV
Natural cork closure
Score: 88
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
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Hi Tim - i’m so glad that you participated, and it sounds like you found a good wine for the $. Interesting too because 03 was really hot and many Cote d’Or reds were out of balance. It really is a micro-climate thing they have going on. Thanks again-neil
Neil,
This wine seemed too tannic when first opened but came around with decanting. I think it will be an interesting experiment to cellar a few bottles and see what comes from a few more years in the bottle.
Thanks for hosting… looking forward to reading your summary.
Lots of good value wines in this last WBW round. Thanks for this one.
I’ve added a page on Vinismo about this wine; your input appreciated:
http://vinismo.com/en/2003_J._Faiveley_Mercurey
It’d be great to add your full tasting notes, but I think our CC license might be incompatible with yours (we allow commercial use).
Hi Tim - what is required of me in order for you to include me on your blogroll? i hope the answer is not money
Neil,
No money is ever involved in getting on my blogroll. You have been added in the new category of “Wine Blogs” that I will now tag most of “Wine Links” into. Sorry it took me so long to add you…
Cheers,
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Tim