ÉCHEZEAUX
2014 Grand Cru Domaine Faiveley
(from a parcel close to Bouchard's in En Orveaux): Good medium red. Medicinal cherry, licorice, peppery herbs and minerals on the nose, lifted by a floral topnote. At once dense, fine-grained and juicy; seamless but a bit withdrawn, even reduced, offering savory mineral complexity to its redcurrant, raspberry and cranberry fruit flavors. Uncompromisingly dry wine in a cool, energetic, even slightly lean style, in need of patience. But there's lovely density of texture here. The tannins are firm-edged on the lively, youthfully medicinal back end. This grand cru gained in sweetness with extended aeration. Drinking range: 2024 - 2036 Rating: 92+ Stephen Tanzer, www.vinousmedia.com (Mar 2017)
75cl bottles (wood case of 6)
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Mid crimson. Subdued on the nose, just a little spicy, and subtle on the palate. Dry but smooth texture. Lithe and lightly dark fruited. In harmony and very long, but could do with putting on a bit of weight. Drinking range: 2018 - 2028 Rating: 16.5+ Jancis Robinson OBE MW - www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2016)
Sourced from a 0.83-hectare site that tends to be best in cooler, wetter years, this aromatic Grand Cru red is fine and well balanced, caressing rather than bludgeoning the palate. Savoury, spicy and sweetly fruity, this is all raspberry and wild strawberry with underlying minerality. Drinking range: 2017 - 2027 Rating: 96 Tim Atkin MW, www.timatkin.com (Jan 2016)
Domaine Faiveley
The Faiveley family are the largest vineyard owners in Burgundy, owning around 120ha, spread across the Côtes de Nuits, Beaune and Chalonnaise and encompassing everything from generic Bourgogne up to the grandest of Grand Crus. Their holdings supply the grapes for 5 out of every 6 bottles made by Faiveley, the balance being bought in from carefully selected contract growers.