Faiveley Mercurey La Framboisiere Monopole 2017

Professional Ratings

• 91 Wilfred Wong of Wine.com
  COMMENTARY: When friends ask me: What is the best value in (red) Burgundy? My response is always: Mercurey! The 2017 Domaine Faiveley Mercurey La Framboisière is one of the finest Pinot Noirs in the $40 price range. TASTING NOTES: This wine shows bright red fruits and a zesty palate disposition. Its bright aromas and flavors of red fruit and mineral accents should pair it deliciously with lightly grilled lamb chops. (Tasted: February 12, 2019, San Francisco, CA)
• 91 Decanter
  This is a textbook Mercurey red from this much-improved Nuits-St-Georges-based négociant, and it's usually widely available. Sourced from a 10ha monopole, it's fermented with 20% whole bunches and aged in 20% new wood. It's a commendably reliable wine, sweet and appealing with a good underlying focus, showing some clove spice with red cherry and raspberry fruit.
• 90 Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
  There are fully 40,000 bottles of the delightful 2017 Mercurey La Framboisière, a pure and expressive wine that bursts with aromas of cassis, raspberries, candied peel, spices and licorice. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, satiny and succulent, with a lavish attack, melting tannins and a nicely concentrated core of fruit. The combination of quality and quantity is rare in Burgundy, so this cuvée is a gift to wine lovers.
• 90 James Suckling
  A very successful vintage of this charming Mercurey. Lots of raspberries, wild strawberries and hints of wild blackberries. Sleek and elegant with crisp acidity and very focused on the long, clean finish. Drink or hold.