Échezeaux

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The Échezeaux is a Grand Cru classified vineyard on the Côte d'Or in French Burgundy . It is located in the municipality of Flagey-Echézeaux , has an area of ​​37.69 hectares and its own appellation . Only red wine is produced .

Location, climate and soil

The Échezeaux is located on a gently rising eastern slope at an altitude of 230 to 300 m above sea level . In the north and east it borders the vineyard Musigny , northeast, the prime locations include Clos de Vougeot and Grand Échezeaux and to the south lies the Premier Cru location Les Suchots . The vineyards to the southeast are sold as simple village wines under the name Vosne-Romanée . The vineyard is made up of the districts En Orveaux (9.72 hectares, only partially), Les Treux (4.89 hectares), Clos Saint-Denis (1.80 hectares), Les Cruots ou Vignes Blanches (3.28 hectares ), Les Rouges-du-Bas (3.99 ha), Les Champs Traversins (3.28 ha), Les Poulaillières (5.21 ha), Les Loachausses (3.75 ha), Les Quartiers de Nuits (2, 58 ha) and Les Échezeaux du Dessus (3.55 ha) together. It consists of a large number of plots that are shared by almost 84 owners. The domaine de la Romanée-Conti (4.67 hectares), Mongeard-Mugneret (2.50 hectares) and Emmanuel Rouget (1.43 hectares) own the largest shares .

The climate is assigned to the Burgundian transitional climate , in which continental influences predominate over maritime ones. The mostly dry and hot summers allow the Pinot Noir to ripen, but great vintages are only created when there is no rain in autumn to impair the harvest. Due to the pure east location, the microclimate is relatively cool, but particularly sunny. Located exactly between the cuts of the Combe d'Orveaux and the Combe de Concoeur , the Échezeaux is protected from night winds and late frosts.

The higher part of the Échezeaux rests on an oolite plinth from the Bathonium . The subsoil of the deeper part of the site is on Comblanchien limestone. The brown, loamy-chalky soil layer of the Échezeaux is significantly thinner in the upper part than in the lower part. Therefore, the winemakers have to haul eroded soil back up from time to time. The numerous limestones store the warmth of the day and radiate it back to the vines at night.

Wine

The Échezeaux is usually made exclusively from Pinot Noir . As more varieties are Pinot Liébault and Pinot Beurot admitted. Theoretically, up to 15% white grapes ( Chardonnay , Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc ) can be used. The natural alcohol content must be at least 11.5  percent by volume. The chaptalization is - as everywhere in Burgundy - allowed. The basic yield is 35 hectoliters per hectare per year, this may be exceeded by a maximum of 20%. From 2003 to 2007 an average of 1151 hectoliters were produced annually from this vineyard. That is 30.5 hl / ha. This means that this Grand Cru delivers a good 153,500 bottles per year.

According to Clive Coates, the wine is considered a second-class Grand Cru that lacks finesse and concentration. The large number of producers, however, results in a variety of styles and quality levels.

history

The location was given the status of a Grand Cru in 1937. In addition to the actual Échezeaux du Dessus, which is only 3.55 hectares in size, an abundance of municipalities was struck. These are not always considered to be of equal quality. The decree on the Appellation Contrôlée also covers the neighboring Grands Cru-Lage Grand Échezeaux .

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  1. ↑ a b Jancis Robinson: The Oxford Wine Lexicon. Hallwag Verlag, Munich 2003, p. 207.
  2. ^ Decree on the Échezeaux and Grand Échezeaux appellations