In 1825, Pierre Faiveley founded the firm that now bears the name Domaine Faiveley. At that time, the firm was a classic négociant, buying and selling wine. But from generation to generation, with a strong commitment to the quality of Burgundy’s patrimony, the Faiveley family has purchased vineyards and is today among the largest owners of classified vineyards in the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune and Côte Chalonnaise with holdings totaling 331 acres, of which 30 acres are grands crus and 67 acres are premiers crus.
On October 15, 2013, Domaine Faiveley reported it had acquired 50 acres of vines previously owned by Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot of Gevrey-Chambertin, including parts of the Grands Crus Charmes-Chambertin, Mazis-Chambertin and Le Rognet et Corton and Premiers Crus Lavaux St.-Jacques, Les Cazetiers and La Petite Chapelle.
Faiveley’s white wines are both silky and powerful. They bring together purity, tension and minerality. The red wines are the perfect illustration of a successful marriage of elegance, precision and concentration.
The objective of the family today, led by Erwan Faiveley, is to increase the firm’s holdings of great vineyards so that there can be complete control from vine to bottle across the entire range of wines. Along with this focus, Erwan Faiveley has renovated the Domaines cellars—in both Nuits-Saints-George and Mercurey—which now boast state of the art barrel presses, custom-designed wooden vats and among the finest, air-cured oak casks available in the world.
Burgundy's vineyards date back to the Gallo-Roman era, but were abandoned for many years.
Thanks to the monks from the Abbey of Cîteaux, well-known for the quality of their work in
the vines and their knowledge of terroir, these vineyards were developed from the XIth
century.
Burgundy's vineyards date back to the Gallo-Roman era, but were abandoned for many years.
Thanks to the monks from the Abbey of Cîteaux, well-known for the quality of their work in
the vines and their knowledge of terroirs, these vineyards were developed from the XIth
century.
Burgundy's vineyards date back to the Gallo-Roman era, but were abandoned for many years.
Thanks to the monks from the Abbey of Cîteaux, well-known for the quality of their work in
the vines and their knowledge of terroirs, these vineyards were developed from the XIth
century.
At the end of the 19th century, like many other Côte d'Or villages, Chassagne chose to add
the name of its best cru to its village name, becoming Chassagne-Montrachet in 1879.
Exposition South-East
Soil Dark brown Limestone, Clay
Grape Variety Chardonnay
This small parcel, known as a 'clos', formerly belonged to the Kings of France. It was
considered as one of the appellation's best parcels and was purchased by the Faiveley family in
1971. This wine could be compared to a Côte de Nuits village in terms of its delicate tannins
and length on the palate.
Exposition South, Sout-West
Soil Clay-limestone, white marls
Grape Variety Pinot Noir
Characteristics of our plot
Surface area 2 ha 54 a (6,28 Acres)
Years the vines were planted 1971, 1982
La Framboisière has been one of the Domaine's monopoles since 1933 and produces very
distinctive wines: intense red fruit aromas and a pleasant minerality. Our Mercurey vat house
is named after this iconic parcel.
Exposition East
Soil Shallow clay-limestone soils
Grape Variety Pinot Noir
Characteristics of our plot
Surface area 10 ha 60 a 55 ca - (26,21 Acres)
Years the vines were planted 1949, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1990, 2010
Exposition South, Sout-West
Soil Clay-limestone, white marls
Grape Variety Pinot Noir
Characteristics of our plot
Surface area 2 ha 54 a (6,28 Acres)
Years the vines were planted 1971, 1982
