2017 Domaine Faiveley Echézeaux En Orveaux Grand Cru
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The 2017 Echézeaux En Orveau comes from a cool microclimate, the last before you reach Musigny, though here the vines face south rather than east on shallow soils. This has a pleasant bouquet, initially quite bashful but gaining intensity in the glass, with crushed stone infusing the dark berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied, offering sappy red berry fruit, orange peel and a touch of marmalade, and quite grippy toward the back palate. A touch of allspice features on the aftertaste. This should drink nicely over the next two decades. A well-crafted, burly Echézeaux.
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin
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Cask sample. Notably light in colour. Delicate but lifted aroma, almost a touch floral. Amazingly smooth and approachable. Open, rich and spicy on the palate. Very hard to give drink dates here, it seems so accessible. (JH)
About the producer
Domaine Faiveley is one of Burgundy’s most important wine producers. The family-owned estate, now in the hands of the seventh generation, is one of the largest in the region, with significant holdings in both the Côte d’Or and the Côte Chalonnaise.