Corton Clos des Cortons 1990 Faiveley

Classification	Grand Cru
Type	Red
Brand	Faiveley
Vintage	1990
Country	France
Region	Burgundy, Cotes de Nuits
Grape	Pinot Noir
Volume	0,75
Condition	From Original Wooden Case
Label	Slightly bin soiled
Drinkable	-2032
Stock	0

Professional reviews

Robert Parker (93)

Many professionals feel that Faiveley's finest wine is not their Chambertin-Clos de Beze, Mazis-Chambertin, or Clos de Vougeot, but their Corton-Clos des Cortons. It is often the most backward of their grands crus. The 1990 offers a nearly opaque purple color, a tight, but promising nose of blackcurrants, toasty new oak, oriental spices, and minerals. In the mouth, it is the most concentrated of all the Faiveley grands crus. Dense and rich, with a high level of soft tannins, this full-bodied, massively endowed wine needs at least 6-8 years of cellaring. It should keep for 20-25 years. It is one of the most impressive Cortons of the vintage.

Winespectator (90)

Offers an enormous amount of fruit to back up the tannins, even though it's pretty hard on the palate.

Burghound (92)

This is a wine that I have had many times over the years with markedly varying results. For the bottle in the tasting: Still excellent color. There is now plenty of secondary character but only a whiff of sous-bois to the extremely ripe and overtly sauvage leather and earth-inflected aromas that are composed of mostly cassis and plum. There is outstanding size, weight, richness and muscle to the big-bodied and concentrated flavors that possess a suave and velvety mouth feel, all wrapped in a sappy finish that isn't fresh but neither is it flat or heavy (tasted 2018).