Échezeaux
⏳ Drinking Window
2018 - 2045
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Roasted duck breast, wild mushroom risotto, roasted pheasant.
✨ Technical Specifications
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's Échezeaux Grand Cru is a masterclass in Pinot Noir, sourced primarily from the historic climats of 'Les Poulaillères' and 'Clos St-Denis' within the Flagey-Échezeaux appellation. The history of this vineyard dates back to the 12th century when the monks of the Abbey of Cîteaux first cultivated these soils. DRC's holdings are farmed biodynamically, producing a wine that is traditionally the most accessible and forward of the estate's legendary Grand Crus. Fermented with whole clusters and aged in 100% new French oak, it offers a breathtaking tapestry of dark cherries, forest floor, exotic spices, and fine-grained tannins, reflecting the complex clay-limestone soils of its terroir.
🍾 About the Producer
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti stands as the quintessential summit of fine Burgundy. While monastic cultivation on these Vosne-Romanée slopes traces back to the thirteenth century, the modern estate was consolidated in 1869 when Jacques-Marie Duvault-Blochet acquired the revered Romanée-Conti parcel. Today, co-owned by the de Villaine and Leroy/Roch families and steered by Bertrand de Villaine and Perrine Fenal, the domaine encompasses roughly 28 hectares devoted almost entirely to Grand Crus. Rooted in iron-rich Bajocian limestone and nutrient-dense clay marls, the vineyards benefit from gentle east-facing inclinations and dedicated horse-plowed cultivation. Having implemented organic methods since 1986 and achieving full biodynamic certification in the 2000s, DRC emphasizes microscopic yields, rigorous massale selection, and whole-cluster native yeast fermentation. Maturation in custom new French oak yields wines of supernatural depth, precision, and longevity. Benchmark cuvées—above all the monopoles Romanée-Conti and La Tâche, alongside Richebourg, Romanée-Saint-Vivant, Grands Échezeaux, and Échezeaux—embody pure aromatic nuance and timeless, aristocratic grace.
🍇 Grapes
Pinot Noir
🍷 ABV
13-13.5%