Domaine Faiveley - Echezeaux 'En Orveaux' Grand Cru 2020

In 1825, pioneer Pierre Faiveley (1792-1860) founded a merchant business in Nuits-Saint-Georges. His passion for trading and aging wines soon led him to purchase his own vine parcels and establish a wine domaine in order to grow and produce his own wines. It is under the next generation with Joseph (1825-1923) that the winery took important steps, in which they started to export to Europe and increase the holdings in the region, with the most notorious being their Corton Charlemagne and Corton Clos des Corton Faiveley in 1873. The third generation with Francois (1859-1918) had a difficult time facing the phylloxera crisis and he spent his whole life trying to protect their vineyard. Under Georges (1887-1968) command, the winery took another major step forward with the Mercurey acquisition and 3 Grands Crus in Gevrey-Chambertin. Georges also founded the “Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin” brotherhood with his friend Camille Rodier. Celebrating the culture of Bourgogne, its gastronomy, its wines, and the artisan winemakers who produce them, the brotherhood is responsible for the rebirth of the region between the two wars. When Guy (1914-2002) came on board, the domaine went through an impressive growth period while facing the financial crisis of 1929 and the second world war. It took a lot of energy to stabilize and settle the domaine as a strong actor in the region. The sixth generation saw another François taking the lead at the age of 25 years old. He did his share of vineyard acquisition with new holdings in Mercurey, Montagny, and Nuits-Saint-Georges. Also, a driving force behind the world-renowned Musique & Vin Festival, François left the key to the winery to his son Erwan when he turned 25 as well. His wines are rich, concentrated, and known for their exceptional aging potential.

At the age of 25, Erwan took over from his father. His first decisions were to invest in new facilities and after a couple of years make the family wine evolve to a new style, more accessible when young while keeping its true potential with cellar aging. With the purchase of 20 hectares of vines in Gevrey-Chambertin in 2013, Erwan is keeping the family dynamic at the forefront of the region’s international growth. 2014 saw the arrival of the first daughter in 7 generations with Eve Faiveley, Erwan’s sister. With a passion for aesthetics and an eye for luxury, she is committed to producing the finest wines that reflect their extraordinary terroir and she feels strongly about preserving this beautiful legacy for future generations. Another proof of their involvement with the community is when the region applied to classify UNESCO their “Climats de Bourgogne” as a World Heritage Site, Domaine Faiveley was immediately named as a Founding Patron of the classification.

The proportion of de-stemmed grapes and whole clusters varies depending on the vintage. The wines are punched down daily in order to extract color, tannins and aromas from the skin of the grapes. After a 19 day vatting period, the alcoholic fermentation is complete. The free-run wine is run off using a gravity system whilst the marc is pressed slowly and gently in order to extract an exceptionally pure press wine. 16-18 month in French oak barrels- 60% new oak, 40% second fill barrels.

"13.5% and some whole bunches to assist the freshness further. Medium crimson purple. There is a grace and elegance to this wine that sits well with Echezeaux and also with my palate. A really exciting dancing fruit. Loving this perfume. Continues through on the palate with a little bit of orange blossom and primary red fruit. Very stylish." - 97 Points, Jasper Morris

"20% of the grapes are whole-cluster fermented, and the wine has bright blackberry and floral notes on the nose. The cool site imbues the wine with a lovely freshness and firm tannic structure. This will open with a few years in bottle and should age well. This is produced from 0.83ha of domaine-owned vines planted in the white marl soils of the Combe d'Orveaux (and labelled as such)." - 96 Points, Decanter

Producer: Domaine  Faiveley 

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Appellation: Echezeaux Grand Cru

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml