Echezeaux Grand Cru

When Gustave and Colette Gros divided Domaine Louis Gros in 1963, they inherited a philosophy as much as a parcel: concentration over restraint, new oak over neutrality. That conviction is nowhere more legible than in the Échezeaux, drawn from roughly 0.9 ha of mid-slope Côte de Nuits terroir where Bajocian and Bathonian limestone underpins iron-rich clay — a mosaic that delivers both structural grip and the ferrous depth that distinguishes Vosne-adjacent grands crus from their more northerly neighbours.

In the cellar, 100% destemmed Pinot Noir ferments in temperature-controlled concrete tanks with remontage before alcoholic fermentation and twice-daily pigeage once underway. Maturation proceeds in 228-litre Bertranges Forest pièces — 100% new oak, the wood air-dried for two years before coopering. Wines rest on lees without racking through the first year, then are bottled unfiltered as standard practice.

The special feature here is the deliberate transgression: in a region where 30–50% new oak is already considered assertive for grand cru Pinot Noir, Gros Frère et Soeur applies a full 100% — a house signature that produces a richer, darker-fruited Échezeaux than virtually any peer in the appellation. The 2022 vintage, not documented in the domaine's own vintage notes, follows a warm, even growing season across the Côte de Nuits; expect generous fruit density with the structural limestone backbone to reward 5–12 years of cellaring.