Like many young red wines from this Burgundy appellation, this 2008 Mercurey tastes tight and restrained. It has firm tannins and a spicy finish, but at first seems almost unyielding in the mid-plate. Yet with time in glass, or even better in decanter, it begins to open, and starts to become supple and sensuous. Definitely a candidate for cellaring, it in all probability will taste significantly more appealing in three to five years, when it also should deserve a higher score.
Domaine Faiveley, Mercurey (Burgundy, France) 2008
By Paul Lukacs