The municipality of Flagey-Echezeaux lies between Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée and boasts exclusively the two Grands Crus “Grands-Echezeaux” and “Echezeaux”. Their name derives from “chesaux”, a word of Gallo-Roman origin meaning a group of dwellings, probably referring to an ancient village.
Our plot is located in the “Champs Traversins” Climat, facing east, at an altitude of 300 meters. The slope, a significant proportion of sand and gravel, the proximity of the Orveau combe -which brings freshness – all contribute to give this wine unique elegance and sophistication.
This wine expresses the exceptional character of a fantastic terroir combined with a great grape variety. Its complex nose has notes of red fruit (raspberry), stone fruit (plum) and flowers (rose, peony) enhanced by subtle hints of spice which will evolve over time towards scents of forest undergrowth and leather. The round, precise palate is supported by a lovely structure with round tannins, which make it very balanced. An exquisite wine with a very long, refined finish.
Taste this wine with finely prepared roasted or stewed meats (beef, lamb, pork, duck) or with medium to mature cheeses.
Recipe suggestion: Salmi of guinea fowl with mushroom sauce
SERVING AND STORAGE
Serve at 16-17°C (60-62°F).
Long aging potential: 7 to 10 years and more.
The Maison Albert Bichot wine company was founded by Bernard Bichot in 1831 in the small town of Monthelie. Today, the sixth generation runs the company, which is based in Beaune just outside the city walls. Bichot represents fields all over Burgundy, and is today one of the largest Burgundy exporters. Furthermore, Bichot owns the four highly respected Domaines: Domaine Adélie in Mercurey, Domaine Long-Depaquit in Chablis, Domaine du Clos Frantin in Nuits-Saint-Georges and Domaine du Pavillon in Pommard.
Over the past few years, Maison Albert Bichot has gone through a generational change, not only in the management of the company, which is currently handled by Alberic Bichot, but also in the entire structure around viticulture and vinification. From previously growing and producing largely all wines centrally from Beaune, today teams of vintners have been created who are specialists in the production of wine – whether in Chablis, Côte de Beaune, Côte de Nuits or elsewhere . Likewise, production takes place on the domains before the finished wines are brought to the cellars in Beaune, from where they are packed and sent out to all corners of the world.
Since Bichot bought the Domaine du Pavillon in Pommard in 1993, the domaine has expanded to today own 17 hectares. Domaine du Pavillon with associated winery is located in the heart of the 4 hectare Clos des Ursulines vineyard. As at Domaine du Clos Frantin, the entire mechanical production apparatus has been eliminated in favor of manual precision work. In the estate’s vineyards, chemical growth promoters have also been eliminated in favor of natural fertilizers. If necessary, green harvesting is also used to achieve high grape quality with a low yield. The annual production at Domaine du Pavillon is only 90,000 bottles. It can also be mentioned that Bichot’s managing director Alberic Bichot (born in 1964) together with his wife and two children, lives on a daily basis at the very beautiful Domaine du Pavillon.
