Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos De Beze Grand Cru 2020

Domaine Faiveley Chambertin Clos De Beze Grand Cru 2020
The sun-lit 2020 vintage could have tipped into sheer power, yet Faiveley’s 1.29-hectare arc of Clos de Beze transforms that ripeness into cathedral-like grandeur. Three historic parcels - Grands Rangs, Clos de Beze Haut and Vieilles Vignes – draw on limestone scree to frame cascading red-berry perfume with an iron-tinged core. A majority of whole clusters amplifies rose-leaf lift while 60 percent new oak drapes the wine in fine-grained velvet. Barely 4.500 bottles left the family cellars, each promising decades of regal evolution.

Producer: Domaine Faiveley
Vintage: 2020
Designation: Chambertin Clos De Beze Grand Cru
Parcels / Lieu-dit: Grands Rangs, Clos de Bèze Haut, Vieilles Vignes (total 1.29 ha)
Variety: Pinot Noir
Average Vine Age: 55 years
Soils & Exposure: Shallow limestone scree over marl, east-southeast midslope at 275-300 m
Fermentation: 70 % whole-cluster, indigenous yeasts, 15-day cuvaison with gentle pigeage
Élevage: 16-18 months in French oak (60 % new); bottled unfiltered with low SO₂
Alcohol: 13.5 % vol.
Total Production: 4.500 bottles 
Fun Fact: Clos de Bèze is Burgundy’s only Grand Cru whose wines may legally carry either “Chambertin” or “Clos de Bèze” on the label - Faiveley proudly prints both.

The Domaine
Founded in 1825 and now steered by seventh-generation Erwan Faiveley, the estate farms 120 hectares from Chablis to the Côte Chalonnaise, transitioning steadily to organic methods. Precision vinification marries generous whole-cluster ferments with judicious new oak, refining a style once famed for stern structure into wines of chiselled power and silken poise. From monopole Mercurey to hallowed Clos de Bèze, allocations remain finite - a testament to rigorous selection and the domaine’s resurgent reputation.