Domaine Gros Frere et Sœur Grands Echezeaux 1986 Bouteille (75cl) EA
Domaine Gros Frère et Sœur Grands Échezeaux 1986 is a Burgundy red wine from the Grands Échezeaux parcel, classified as a Grand Cru. Crafted exclusively from Pinot Noir, it comes from a climat where the appellation is reserved for red wines and where this grape variety expresses itself with finesse. The product specifications for Grands-Échezeaux emphasize the aging potential of these wines, linked notably to a long barrel aging.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Fairly Damaged
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- Red
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Vosne Romanée
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur
- Parcelle / Cru
- Grands Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
- Millésime
- 1986
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Pinot Noir
Domaine Gros Frère et Soeur
Domaine Gros Frère et Sœur is a family-run estate in Vosne-Romanée, in the Côte de Nuits. Formed in 1963 through the merger of the estates inherited by Gustave and Colette Gros, it cultivates 23 hectares of vineyards, comprising plots in regional, commune-level, Premier Cru and Grand Cru appellations. The seventh generation, Élodie and Vincent Gros, now run the estate.
- Owner
- Famille Gros, via la SAS Gros Frère et Sœur
- Maître de chais
- Vincent Gros
- Surface (ha)
- 23.00 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 120 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The history of the Gros family in Vosne-Romanée dates back to 1830, when Alphonse Gros, together with his wife Julie, founded the family estate there. His son Louis-Gustave was one of the winegrowers in the Côte de Nuits who pioneered bottling and direct sales to private customers. Over the generations, the family expanded their vineyard. In 1963, following the death of Louis Gros, two of his four children, Gustave and Colette, pooled their shares and established Domaine Gros Frère et Sœur in the family home on Rue des Grands Crus in Vosne-Romanée. As they had no children of their own, they took in their nephew Bernard Gros in 1980 to pass on the trade to him. Following Gustave’s death in 1984, Bernard Gros went into partnership with Colette. Over the course of more than thirty years, he restructured and replanted part of the vineyard. His children, Élodie and Vincent, subsequently joined the business. Bernard Gros handed over the running of the estate to them in 2010, whilst the company remains managed by members of the Gros family. Vincent Gros is recognised as being directly involved in winemaking decisions.
Grands Échezeaux (Vosne Romanée)
Les Grands Échezeaux form a physically distinct climat in Flagey-Echézeaux and a Grand Cru appellation producing exclusively red wines. Facing east, the terroir is a continuation of Musigny along the north-south axis of the Côte and features a relatively regular topography. It lies at an altitude of around 250 meters on clay-limestone soils covering a Bajocian limestone slab, with a 3 to 4% slope.
- Vineyard commune
- Flagey-Echézeaux
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name is thought to derive from "chesaux", a Gallo-Roman term designating a group of dwellings, probably an old hamlet.
- Exposure
- East (levant)
- Altitude
- 250 m
- Slope
- 3 to 4%
- Soil
- Relatively homogenous clay-limestone soils
- Subsoil and geology
- Bajocian limestone slab, Jurassic geology
Histoire de la parcelle
The vineyard is presented as a foundation of the Abbey of Cîteaux dating back to the 12th and 13th centuries, much like neighboring Échezeaux and Clos de Vougeot. The Grand Cru appellation d'origine contrôlée was established on July 31, 1937.
