2022 Domaine Faiveley Mercurey La Frambosiere 750Ml Bottle Maconnais In the spring it is

In the spring it is transferred to small French oak barriques (225-litre) for a year before bottling

but it's a different shape than some of the other Kumeu Chards

There’s a masterful balance of tension and power to the palate

but better in a couple of years

crushed and fermented in 1800L ‘cocciopesto’ (or opus signinum – a Roman ‘concrete’ that was used in bathhouses

2022 Domaine Faiveley Mercurey La Frambosiere 750Ml Bottle Maconnais In the spring it is90 points William Kelley, The Wine Advocate On my recent visit, I also took the opportunity to taste Faiveley's emblematic 2022 Mercurey La Framboisire, a rich and supple wine evocative of raspberries, plums and spices. Medium to full bodied, deep and enveloping, with, as I wrote of its 2019 predecessor, all the charm but less of the frivolity that this cuve has historically displayed.