Echezeaux

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Accessory grape varieties

Terroir

• Relief is tectonically rectilinear, running N/S over ~25 km, between limestone plateaux to the west (400–500 m) and the Bresse plain to the east (~250 m).
• Temperate oceanic climate with continental and southern influences; ~750 mm/year, mean annual temperature 10.5°C, with climatic shelter provided by the heights of the Morvan.
• The appellation is restricted to the single commune of Flagey-Echézeaux (Côte-d'Or); plots lie between 260 m and 300 m in altitude, at the mouth of a deep, enclosed combe. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Planting density exceeds 9,000 vines/ha; the encépagement is pinot noir exclusively, producing red wines only, with extended ageing.

• These are wines built for the cellar: several years are needed for them to open up fully, with an estimated drinking window of 5–15 years (longer for the greatest vintages).

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• Product specification (BO Agri, PDF)
• Official INAO text (show_texte)
• INAO product entry
• Official trade body site — BIVB