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Echezeaux

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Échezeaux is Burgundy's most commercially accessible grand cru, with 5,900+ lots at auction making it one of the most traded Pinot Noir appellations outside Chambolle-Musigny. The 37.7-hectare vineyard — large by grand cru standards — sits between Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée and produces wines of remarkable consistency across a wide range of producers. Domaine de la Romanée-Conti holds 4.67 hectares and their Échezeaux is typically the entry point to the DRC range in both price ($500–800 per bottle) and style. Emmanuel Rouget, Henri Jayer's nephew and heir, produces an Échezeaux of legendary quality from old vines, trading at $800–1,200 per bottle. Méo-Camuzet, Gros Frère, and Mugneret-Gibourg round out the elite tier. The vineyard's size allows broader ownership — over 70 proprietors — creating a deep secondary market and genuine pricing diversity from under $100 (cooperative wine) to $1,500+ (DRC, Rouget). The En Orveaux and Les Rouges du Bas lieux-dits within Échezeaux command premiums from quality producers.

Echezeaux
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Échezeaux is the most owner-fragmented grand cru in Burgundy, with over 70 proprietors sharing 37.7 hectares — a legacy of post-Revolution inheritance laws — creating extreme quality variation across the single appellation name.

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Emmanuel Rouget's Échezeaux, from vines planted by his uncle Henri Jayer before 1970, trades at $1,000–1,500 per bottle despite the grand cru's 'accessible' reputation — driven by the Jayer legacy and minuscule production under 2,000 cases.

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DRC's Échezeaux is often the first DRC wine that new collectors acquire, averaging $550–800 per bottle — roughly one-third the price of La Tâche from the same estate and the same single-vineyard provenance.

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The En Orveaux section of Échezeaux, planted on the deepest soils bordering Vougeot, produces the most structured wines within the grand cru; Sylvain Cathiard's parcel here commands premiums above any other non-DRC Échezeaux.

$1.7k

Avg Price / Bottle

5,915

Auction Lots

2009

Top Vintage

$43 – $33.3k

Price Range

In the Glass

Échezeaux combines the delicacy of Chambolle with the earthiness of Vosne: red cherry, wild strawberry, and violet, with a mineral, iron-laced backbone that separates it from softer Chambolle premiers crus. The tannin structure is medium, allowing earlier drinking than Richebourg or Chambertin, while top producers (DRC, Rouget) develop truffle, game, and dried rose petal over 10–15 years. A reliable benchmark for Côte de Nuits at grand cru level.

Les Rouges du Bas1 wines

WineAvg PriceLots Sold
Domaine Meo Camuzet
Domaine Meo Camuzet, Echezeaux Grand Cru, Les Rouges du BasGrand CruLes Rouges du Bas
$650
137

En Orveaux1 wines

WineAvg PriceLots Sold
Domaine Faiveley
Domaine Faiveley, Echezeaux Grand Cru, En OrveauxGrand CruEn Orveaux
$217
85

Other

WineAvg PriceLots Sold
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti
Domaine de la Romanee-Conti, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$3,204
1,664
Domaine Dujac
Domaine Dujac, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$883
394
Emmanuel Rouget
Emmanuel Rouget, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$1,009
342
Domaine du Comte Liger Belair
Domaine du Comte Liger Belair, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$1,817
208
Domaine Jean Grivot
Domaine Jean Grivot, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$358
191
Domaine Bizot
Domaine Bizot, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$2,401
186
Domaine Georges Mugneret Gibourg
Domaine Georges Mugneret Gibourg, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$839
169
Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux
Les RougesGrand Cru
$582
165
Mongeard Mugneret
Mongeard Mugneret, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$276
127
Henri Jayer
Henri Jayer, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$6,267
120
Domaine Mugneret Gibourg
Domaine Mugneret Gibourg, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$732
102
Domaine Rene Engel
Domaine Rene Engel, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$1,504
79
Georges & Henri Jayer
Georges & Henri Jayer, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$5,537
76
Jayer-Gilles
Jayer-Gilles, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$288
64
Jean-Marc Millot
Jean-Marc Millot, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$185
46
Lucien Le Moine
Lucien Le Moine, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$269
40
Joseph Drouhin
Joseph Drouhin, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$290
38
Maison Leroy
Maison Leroy, Echezeaux Grand CruGrand Cru
$1,543
37

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