2013 | Domaine Faiveley | Echezeaux Grand Cru

Introduction

Red Wine: 2013 | Domaine Faiveley | Echezeaux Grand Cru

Ripe red fruits, blackcurrants, and distant wood smoke with earthen spice and dark cherries in tow. Liquorice and vanilla nestle beneath.

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Producer: Domaine Faiveley

Ratings: BH | 94 V | 91-94

Vintage: 2013

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.5%

Varietal: Pinot Noir

Country/Region: France, Burgundy

An impressive red wine from Burgundy’s chezeaux Grand Cru, produced with the 2013 harvest of pinot noir grapes. Aged for 16-18 months in French oak barrels, the wine boasts powerful fruit and earthy spice, with plenty of complexity to explore here.

Reviews:

• Vinous: Medium red. Musky aromas of red fruits and animal fur. Sharply focused and pure if tightly coiled, showing terrific cut to its intense red berry flavors.

• Burghound: A notably spicy and attractively floral-suffused nose features notes of plum, rose petal, violets and ripe red currants. There is a seductive texture to the openly rich and generously proportioned flavors that retain a lovely sense of vibrancy on the lightly mineral-inflected finish that delivers both fine depth and length.

Producer Information

Domaine Faiveley is one of the largest and most illustrious domaines in Burgundy, and has made its name with red wines made from the Pinot Noir grape. It was founded in 1825 in the village of Nuits-Saint-Georges under Joseph Faiveley, a wine merchant who had a desire for travel. In the beginning of the 19th Century, trade had begun between Burgundy and northern Europe, predominantly along the rivers and canals connecting the regions. Merchants from Burgundy would travel along these paths to exchange their wines for textiles. Joseph Faiveley was one of these merchants, introducing his Burgundian wine to the wider world. Today, the house is run by seventh-generation Eve and Erwan Faiveley (wine-searcher.com interviewed Eve Faiveley in 2021), and the company has expanded its footprint in the Cte de Beaune, and has vineyards throughout the Cte de Nuits, as well as in the Cte Chalonnaise (Domaine de la Framboisire) and Chablis. Domaine Faiveley is best known for its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines, but small amounts of Aligot are also planted in the Cte Chalonnaise. Currently, Faiveley has 10 hectares (25 acres) of grand cru vineyards out of a total of 115 hectares (285 acres). Faiveley owns parcels in Gevrey-Chambertin, Btard-Montrachet, Volnay and Pommard to name a few, however these are very fragmented with no single site being more than one hectare (2.5 acres) The company is also a “ngoce”, buying grapes from other growers in the region. Traditional winemaking with a modern twist is key in the production of wines from Domaine Faiveley. Modern barrel presses as well as custom wooden vats are combined with long aging in deep 19th-Century cellars to produce deep and rich red wines that need age to show their best.