Appellations
Grand Cru · Côte de Nuits
Échezeaux
Flagey-Échezeaux · red · 38
Eleven separately named sub-parcels gathered under one grand cru appellation.
Under the vines
Varies substantially across the eleven lieux-dits, from stony upper ground to deeper soil below.
In the glass
Inconsistent by construction. At its best, perfumed and Vosne-like; at its least, a good premier cru.
Why it sits here
Sold under the Vosne-Romanée banner commercially, though it lies in the commune of Flagey.
Commonly misread
That its size is a historical accident. It was assembled deliberately; the accident is that nobody has unpicked it.
Names worth knowing
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Georges Mugneret-Gibourg, Emmanuel Rouget, Jayer-Gilles