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Nuits-Saint-George-based négociant Domaine Faiveley is among the best known names in Burgundy; the house was founded in 1825 and is today the proprietor of more than 120 hectares of vines. Domaine Faiveley is managed today by Eve and Erwan Faiveley, the seventh generation to oversee the operation. The capstone to the Faiveley festivities last month was the announcement of the donation of a parcel of vines in Clos de Vougeot to the Hospices de Beaune. The Hospices, founded in 1443 as a hospital to care for the sick and the poor, has amassed a lustrous collection of vineyards in the centuries since its founding through donations from grateful vignerons. Ludivine Griveau, technical director of the Hospices’ vineyard, was delighted to welcome the Faiveley plot to her portfolio of vineyards, which spans over 60 hectares of vines in 86 different climats and produces more than 50 separate wines. The parcel donated by Faiveley covers 0.18 ha (11 rows) in the Baudes Basses section of the Clos. This donation will enable the Hospices to produce three barrels of wine each year that will be called Cuvée François Faiveley. This new acquisition further expands the grand cru holdings of the Hospices in the Côte de Nuits, which also include Clos de la Roche and Mazis-Chambertin. The Hospices will auction its first vintage of the new cuvée in the autumn of 2025. The Faiveley team will continue to tend the vines for the balance of the 2025 season, although Griveau and her team will harvest the grapes. It is possible that the collaboration will continue into 2026, with decisions made jointly by Ludivine Griveau and Jérôme Flous, the technical director for Domaine Faiveley. Charles Curtis MW, Decanter 3rd July 2025