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