Faiveley Corton-Clos des Cortons Faiveley Grand Cru 2012

93-96 points Stephen Tanzer (International Wine Cellar): "Bright, deep red. Deep aromas of black cherry, crushed rock and graphite. Dense, sappy and energetic, offering outstanding depth to its soil-driven black cherry and saline flavors. Delivers an uncanny combination of chewy texture and verve. Finishes with palate-staining length and lift, as tactile as a solid. A great vin de terroir for the cellar. (Jan 2014)"

93-95 points/'Don't miss!' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "The quality of this wine has skyrocketed over the past few vintages; while it was always very good, it has now become one of the most consistent performers in the Faiveley portfolio. There is quite a bit of wood influence at present and it fights a bit with the spicy dark berry fruit aromas that exhibit plenty of earth and game character. The impressively scaled and concentrated broad-shouldered flavors possess an opulent yet entirely serious mouth feel before culminating in a balanced, explosively and tremendously persistent finish. This is a bit woody today yet the underlying material is such that it seems all but evident that it will successfully integrate the oak in time. Drink: 2032+. (Jan 2014)"

94 points Jeb Dunnuck: "I loved the 2012 Corton Clos des Corton, and this elegant, seamless beauty was brought up in 50% new barrels (but you’d certainly not know that from tasting it). Sweet red (and some black) fruits, forest floor, ample spice, and dried flower notes all flow to a medium-bodied, balanced, layered wine that shines for its balance and length. (12/13/18)"

93+ points Stephen Tanzer (Vinous): "Medium red. Musky, expressive, very ripe perfume of redcurrant and dried flowers; a real essence of Burgundy, if more floral than stony on the nose in the early going. Classically dry and unforthcoming but quite suave, with technically low yet somehow penetrating acidity and salty crushed-rock minerality framing the flavors of cherry, raspberry and rose petal. Showing limited flesh today but this very dense wine is still an infant. This very firmly built, imploded wine finishes with strong, slightly dusty tannins and terrific subtle length. The Clos des Cortons produced 37 hectoliters per hectare in 2012, which Jérôme Flous described as "a nice crop for the vintage." (13.7% alcohol; 3.55 pH; 3.35 g/l acidity; 37 h/h) Drink: 2024-2042. (Mar 2019)"

93 points (16.5/20) La Revue du Vin de France: "The 2012 Corton Grand Cru offers the density of its birthplace, but here, too, the wood buries the fruit a little, without doing too much damage, but it's there, very present. And if the fruit can stand up to it, they'll have to grow together. (2015)"