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ÉCHEZEAUX

2020 'en Orveaux' Grand Cru Domaine Faiveley

EN PRIMEUR
Pinot NoirRedFrance,BurgundyCôte d'OrCôte de NuitsVosne RomanéeGrand Cru 13.5%Échezeaux

20% Whole bunch. This has a very pretty nose - that leads to quite a bold and hefty mid plate with lovely dark-tinged fruit. A powerful and broad hit on entry smooths its way into a ripe and sweet0gfruited mid-palate. The firm lines hold though and this drives on nicely. Will be great to revisit in 10-15 years.L&S (Nov 2021)

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Faiveley holds 83 ares right in the Combe d'Orveau and next to Musigny. These vines are approaching 40 years old, and the 2020 juice saw 20% whole clusters. Despite that, the aromas are still rather restrained for now. Strawberries, raspberries and dried cranberries come through on the long finish. There's great finesse and solid density with refreshing lift. Drinking range: 2024 - 2042 Rating: 95 Christy Canterbury MW - TimAtkin.com (Feb 2022)

The 2020 Echézeaux En Orveaux Grand Cru bursts with aromas of sweet red berries, rose petals, peonies, orange rind, plums and cinnamon. Medium to full-bodied, broad and enveloping, with powdery tannins, lively acids and a long, precise finish, this, too, is very promising. Rating: 92-94 William Kelley, The Wine Advocate (Jan 2022)

Moderate wood influence frames the perfumed and elegant aromas of black cherry, hoisin, violet, lavender and exotic tea. Here too there is excellent mid-palate density and volume to the rich and opulent medium weight plus flavors that retain reasonably good detail on the austere bitter cherry-inflected and slightly warm finale that goes on and on. This isn’t quite as complex as the Clos de Vougeot but that may well change if given adequate time. Drinking range: 2032 - Rating: 91-94 Allen Meadows, www.Burghound.com (Jan 2022)

Cask sample. Light to mid crimson. Fine dark spice and savoury dark fruit. A little charry on the palate. Firm, dry, elegant with a long dark-fruited and slightly charry finish. Drinking range: 2028 - 2040 Rating: 17 Julia Harding MW, www.JancisRobinson.com (Jan 2022)

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. Tasted: November 2021 Rating: 94-97 Jasper Morris - Inside Burgundy  (Jan 2022)

The 2020 Echézeaux En Orveau Grand Cru (the lieu-dit has been stated on the label since 2018) has a perfumed, quite floral bouquet with dark cherries, wild strawberry and raspberry fruit, the marl terroir coming through with time. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy red fruit, the 20% whole bunch imparting a pleasing peppery note and energy on the finish. This should age with style. Drinking range: 2026 - 2050 Rating: 92-94 Neal Martin, www.vinous.com (Dec 2021)

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.

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