Domain Dominique Laurent Echezeaux 2005
The 2005 Domaine Dominique Laurent Échezeaux is a red Burgundy wine from old vines, classified as a Grand Cru. Produced by Domaine Dominique Laurent, it comes from the Échezeaux parcel and is crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir. This 2005 vintage expresses a Burgundian grand cru interpretation centered on the finesse and depth of the grape variety.
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Dominique Laurent
- Parcelle / Cru
- Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Dominique Laurent
Dominique Laurent is a Burgundian négociant-winemaker based in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, renowned for an extensive range of Premiers and Grands Crus, notably Bonnes-Mares, Chambertin Clos de Bèze, and several climats in Chambolle-Musigny. His activity is based primarily on the négociant business, complemented by a small estate-owned vineyard, with particular attention paid to vinification and barrel aging.
- Owner
- Dominique Laurent
- Surface (ha)
- 5.00 ha
Histoire du domaine
A former pastry chef in Vesoul, Dominique Laurent turned to wine in the late 1980s and developed a négociant house specializing in small quantities of wines from renowned terroirs of the Côte d’Or. The company DOM. LAURENT, founded on May 16, 1989 and still active in Gilly-lès-Cîteaux, is headed by Dominique Laurent. The house became particularly distinguished for its aging methods and the use of barrels from its own cooperage activity. A recent professional source attributes 5 hectares to him in addition to his négociant business, but this surface area should not be confused with that of Domaine Laurent Père et Fils: this distinct winegrowing structure was created in 2006 by Dominique Laurent and his son Jean, who is now the owner and manager of this family estate. The Bonnes-Mares, Chambertin Clos de Bèze, and Chambolle-Musigny cuvées mentioned belong to the broad historical range of the Dominique Laurent négociant house.
Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
Échezeaux is a Grand Cru appellation physically delimited within the Côte de Nuits, located entirely within the commune of Flagey-Echézeaux, between Clos de Vougeot and the Premiers Crus of Vosne-Romanée. It brings together eleven climats and features more diverse topography and soils than the neighboring Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru. The vineyard ranges in altitude from 230 meters to just over 300 meters, with a slope reaching 13% mid-slope. Bajocian marls, locally covered with scree, gravel, red alluvium, and yellowish marls, form a complex mosaic.
- Vineyard commune
- Flagey-Echézeaux
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name refers to the former "Chezeaux", originating from Late Latin casa, casale or casalis, designating dwelling sites or a group of homes, likely a former hamlet.
- Exposure
- East-facing
- Altitude
- 230 m
- Slope
- Up to 13% mid-slope
- Soil
- Stony covers, gravel, red alluvium, and yellowish marls; soils 70 to 80 cm deep upslope.
- Subsoil and geology
- Jurassic complex dominated by Bajocian marls.
Histoire de la parcelle
The winegrowing development of Échezeaux is associated with the monks of the Abbey of Cîteaux in the 12th and 13th centuries, within the same historical complex as Clos de Vougeot. The Échezeaux Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée was recognized by the decree of July 31, 1937, published on August 11, 1937.
