Faiveley Nuits-St-Georges 1er cru Les Damodes 2020

95 points Charles Curtis, MW (Decanter): "The 0.81ha vineyard for these grapes is at the top of the hill, resulting in very cool conditions for the vines. This terroir produces a spicy, vivacious wine with notes of cassis and mulberry, accented with smoke and new leather. The 2020 vintage was aged half in new casks and half in two-year-old barrels to give a wine with plenty of finesse and high-toned elegance, yet one that in no way lacks solid ‘Nuits’ character. Drinking Window: 2025-2040. (Nov 2021)"

94 points Bettane & Desseauve Guide: "...Faiveley is becoming more than ever a key ambassador for the great wines of Burgundy throughout the world. And we are pleased that this is not at the expense of the quality and style requirements at all levels of appellation and price... After a dazzling 2018, 2019 and 2020 continue on this path with a tactile charm that is now the house signature. (2023)"

92-94 points William Kelley (Wine Advocat): "Notes of dark berries, cherries, sweet spices, rose petals and smoked duck preface the 2020 Nuits-Saint-Georges 1er Cru Les Damodes, a medium to full-bodied, velvety and vibrant wine with a concentrated core of fruit, tangy acids and powdery tannins. (Jan 2022)"

93 points Christy Canterbury, MW (TimAtkin.com) (2022).

91-93 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Nuits Saint-Georges Les Damodes 1er Cru showed some reduction on the nose, but there is plenty of fruit here. The palate is medium-bodied, quite elegant and pure, smooth in texture with a discrete pinch of white pepper and allspice towards the finish. I like this manner in which this builds in the mouth. Juicy and mouthfilling. Drink: 2025-2045. (Dec 2021)"

'Outstanding'/90-93 points Allen Meadows (Burghound): "Markedly spicier and very pretty aromas include those of red and dark raspberry, herbal tea and a whiff of the sauvage, all of which is trimmed in subtle oak. The succulent, refined and stony medium weight flavors possess a lovely sense of underlying tension on the caressing punch punchy and balanced finale. Drink: 2030+. (Jan 2022)"

Bill Nanson (Burgundy Report): "Hmm – flighty, airy but with fine focus to this darker fruit! Mouth-filling again but with beautiful texture and openness – the oak disturbs the peace a little but will be gone 12-18 months. Slowly and attractively mouth-watering. That’s more than very good – direct and fine! (Jan 2022)"