Appellations
Grand Cru · Côte de Nuits
Grands Échezeaux
Flagey-Échezeaux · red · 9
A quarter the size of Échezeaux and consistently finer.
Under the vines
A uniform band of deeper limestone soil directly above Clos de Vougeot.
In the glass
Broader and more structured than Échezeaux, with genuine grand cru length.
Why it sits here
The contrast with its larger neighbour is the argument for small appellations in one pair of bottles.
Commonly misread
That 'Grands' means bigger. It means better; the vineyard is far smaller.
Names worth knowing
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Gros Frère et Sœur, Drouhin, Mongeard-Mugneret