2021 Domaine Faiveley, Echezeaux Grand Cru, En Orveaux

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Faiveley’s Echézeaux boasts expressive aromas of lush red fruits with floral and spice notes. The texture is fresh and vibrant, and there is enough tannic grip and extract to carry the wine to a superb finish. The grapes come from the domaine-owned 0.83-hectare parcel of south-facing vines on the edge of the combe in the lieu-dit En Orveaux that is next to the portion of La Combe d’Orveaux that is part of Musigny. The grapes are mostly destemmed and gently fermented on ambient yeasts before ageing in cask (60% new).

Wafting from the glass with aromas of red berries, plums, sweet spices and orange rind, the 2021 Echézeaux En Orveaux Grand Cru is medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a broad attack and a supple, enveloping mid-palate. Faiveley pruned late here and was rewarded by a creditable yield of 35 hectoliters per hectare.

The 2021 Echézeaux En Orveau Grand Cru comes from a parcel on the south-facing slope and includes some stem addition. It is fragrant on the nose with hints of white pepper and bay leaf embroidered into the lifted red fruit. Quite complex and focused. The palate is medium-bodied with a fresh, almost citrus-like entry, a little bony towards the finish but with more persistence than the Clos Vougeot.