Domaine Faiveley

Pierre Faiveley founded the domaine in Nuits-Saint-Georges in 1825 and led it for more than fifty years. He named the business Maison Joseph Faiveley for his two-year-old son Joseph. The family has lived and worked in Nuits-Saint-Georges for seven generations. Erwan Faiveley took the helm in 2005. His sister Eve joined him in 2014, the first woman to join the domaine, after a path that took her from Burgundy to Barcelona, the United States, and a marketing role in the Paris luxury cosmetics industry. The family also has a place in the history of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. In 1934, amid the wine-market crisis that had begun in 1929, Georges Faiveley, inspired by a secondhand book on wine brotherhoods, raised with his friend Camille Rodier the idea of inviting fellow Burgundy lovers to share in the region's wines; their conversation led to the founding of the Chevaliers du Tastevin.

• Founded 1825 in Nuits-Saint-Georges by Pierre Faiveley and named for his two-year-old son Joseph, trading as Maison Joseph Faiveley
• Pierre Faiveley led the company for more than 50 years
• Seven generations of family ownership; Erwan Faiveley took the helm in 2005
• Eve Faiveley joined in 2014, the first woman to join the domaine; she and her brother Erwan now work together at the domaine
• Georges Faiveley and Camille Rodier founded the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in 1934, amid the wine-market crisis that began in 1929

The domaine farms more than 120 hectares of vines, one of the largest Grand Cru holdings in Burgundy, across the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise. In July 2014 it acquired the 20-hectare Chablis estate of Domaine Billaud-Simon, its first step into Chablis and its second major purchase within twelve months. The deal brought four Grand Crus (Les Clos, Les Preuses, Vaudesir, Les Blanchots) and four Premier Crus (Montée de Tonnerre, Mont-de-Milieu, Fourchaume, Vaillons). Erwan Faiveley called Billaud-Simon 'a superb brand in Chablis' and pledged to continue in the tradition of Bernard Billaud, with a focus on the Kimmeridgian terroirs of Chablis. The current wine list runs from the Côte de Nuits Grand Crus Chambertin Clos de Bèze, Charmes Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot, Echezeaux 'En Orveaux', Latricières Chambertin, Mazis Chambertin, and Musigny to the Côte de Beaune Grand Crus Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, and the flagship Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley. Premier Cru monopoles include Gevrey-Chambertin Clos des Issarts, Beaune Clos de l'Ecu, and Mercurey Clos des Myglands; Mercurey Clos Rochette and Mercurey La Framboisière are Village-tier monopoles in the Côte Chalonnaise.

• More than 120 hectares of vines across the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, and Côte Chalonnaise
• July 2014: acquired the 20-hectare Chablis estate of Domaine Billaud-Simon, its first step into Chablis, with four Grand Crus (Les Clos, Les Preuses, Vaudesir, Les Blanchots) and four Premier Crus (Montée de Tonnerre, Mont-de-Milieu, Fourchaume, Vaillons)
• Côte de Nuits Grand Crus on the current wine list: Chambertin Clos de Bèze, Charmes Chambertin, Clos de Vougeot, Echezeaux 'En Orveaux', Latricières Chambertin, Mazis Chambertin, Musigny
• Côte de Beaune Grand Crus: Bâtard-Montrachet, Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet, Corton-Charlemagne, and the flagship Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley
• Premier Cru monopoles: Gevrey-Chambertin Clos des Issarts, Beaune Clos de l'Ecu, and Mercurey Clos des Myglands; Mercurey Clos Rochette and Mercurey La Framboisière are Village-tier monopoles in the Côte Chalonnaise

Clos des Cortons Faiveley, the domaine's flagship, is a Corton Grand Cru monopole the family has owned since 1874. It covers 2 hectares, 76 ares, 52 centiares, about 2.77 hectares, high on the hill of Corton above the village of Ladoix. Pierre Faiveley bought the vines from the Geisweiler family on 3 March 1874. The purchase drew the family into a long dispute over the Clos des Cortons name with the Latour family, then and still today the largest vine owners on the hill of Corton. The dispute came to a head during the creation of the AOC system in the 1930s, and the ruling let Faiveley append its family name, making Clos des Cortons Faiveley only the second Grand Cru to bear its owner's name, Romanée-Conti being the other. The domaine calls it the only red Grand Cru on the Côte de Beaune. Limestone, marl, and clay dominate the soil, which is strewn with ferruginous oolite. The vines were planted in ten different years, from 1932 to 2019.

• Clos des Cortons Faiveley: Corton Grand Cru monopole owned by the family since 1874; 2 ha 76 a 52 ca, about 2.77 hectares, above the village of Ladoix on the hill of Corton
• Bought 3 March 1874 from the Geisweiler family; the purchase led to a dispute with the Latour family over the Clos des Cortons name, settled during the 1930s creation of the AOC system by a ruling that let Faiveley append its family name
• Only the second Grand Cru to bear its owner's name, Romanée-Conti being the other; the domaine calls it the only red Grand Cru on the Côte de Beaune
• Soil dominated by limestone, marl, and clay, strewn with ferruginous oolite; vines planted in ten different years from 1932 to 2019

Jérôme Flous arrived in 2007 and is the technical director. The organic conversion has advanced steadily since his arrival: the domaine gradually stopped synthetic treatments and began careful debudding and canopy management to improve airflow. The domaine describes itself as the first Burgundian wine domaine to convert 120 hectares of vines to organic practices. Faiveley is set to be certified organic for the 2025 vintage, the bicentenary year. Eve Faiveley has said that one of the hardest steps was recruiting highly qualified, experienced staff and keeping them motivated through the challenging 2024 vintage.

• Jérôme Flous: arrived 2007; technical director
• Organic conversion under way steadily since 2007, with synthetic treatments phased out and debudding and canopy management introduced
• The domaine describes itself as the first Burgundian wine domaine to convert 120 hectares of vines to organic practices
• Organic certification set for the 2025 vintage, the domaine's bicentenary year

For its 200th anniversary (1825-2025), the domaine had Christie's hold an online-only auction of rare bottles from its Nuits-Saint-Georges cellars, from 5 to 19 November 2025. All proceeds from the Clos Vougeot lots were pledged to the Fondation du Patrimoine for the restoration of the Château du Clos de Vougeot. On 16 January 2026, at the Château, Erwan Faiveley handed the Fondation a cheque for 46,000 euros toward restoring the Château's northeastern tower. Present were the Fondation's president Guillaume Poitrinal, its Bourgogne-Franche-Comté regional delegate Jean-Christophe Bonnard, and the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin's Grand Master Jean-François Curie and secretary general Arnaud Orsel. The donation closed the bicentenary celebrations.

• Bicentenary (1825-2025): a Christie's online-only auction of rare cellar bottles, 5-19 November 2025
• All proceeds from the Clos Vougeot lots pledged to the Fondation du Patrimoine for restoring the Château du Clos de Vougeot
• 16 January 2026: Erwan Faiveley presented a 46,000-euro cheque to the Fondation du Patrimoine for the Château's northeastern tower, closing the bicentenary celebrations
• Attended by Fondation du Patrimoine president Guillaume Poitrinal, regional delegate Jean-Christophe Bonnard, and Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin officers Jean-François Curie and Arnaud Orsel

The domaine restores and preserves its historic buildings, among them the '38' vat house, renovated in 2018 by architect Gilles Gauvain, and the Clos des Issarts villa in the hills behind Gevrey-Chambertin. It is a Great Founder Patron of the Association for the Climats de Bourgogne and contributed actively to the Climats' UNESCO World Heritage listing. In the vineyards, around twenty beehives, minimal ploughing, and new indigenous trees and hedges support biodiversity. In April 2022 a bronze sculpture, Auguste Rodin's 'Le Baiser' ('The Kiss'), was installed in the vat house courtyard; the family counts it a great honour because Maurice Fenaille, uncle of the family's great-grandmother Marthe, was Rodin's patron throughout his life; the domaine also dedicated its Chambertin Clos de Bèze 'Les Ouvrées Rodin' cuvee to the artist. Restoration of the Clos des Issarts villa began in 2017 under architect Christian Laporte, and the villa now houses a residency for Dijon-born artist Laëtitia de Bazelaire. Proceeds from tours and tastings go to two causes: the Château du Clos de Vougeot and the Rodin Museum.

• The '38' historic vat house was renovated in 2018 by architect Gilles Gauvain; the domaine is a Great Founder Patron of the Association for the Climats de Bourgogne, and contributed to the Climats' UNESCO World Heritage listing
• Biodiversity: around twenty beehives across the vineyards, minimal ploughing, and new indigenous trees and hedges
• April 2022: Rodin's bronze 'Le Baiser' installed in the vat house courtyard; Maurice Fenaille, uncle of the family's great-grandmother Marthe, was Rodin's patron; the Chambertin Clos de Bèze 'Les Ouvrées Rodin' cuvee is dedicated to the artist
• The Clos des Issarts villa (restoration begun 2017, architect Christian Laporte) now houses a residency for Laëtitia de Bazelaire; tour and tasting proceeds go to the Château du Clos de Vougeot and the Rodin Museum

This article was rebuilt from Domaine Faiveley's own site (domaine-faiveley.com) and independent press coverage, fetched and verified on 2026-09-13. Primary: domaine-faiveley.com home, history ('A family rooted in history'), 'Guardians of a legacy', 'Our oustanding wines & terroirs', 'The earth strength', 'Visit Us', 'Rodin & the Art of Encounters', News, the '200th Anniversary' auction announcement, the Fondation du Patrimoine donation announcement, and the Corton Clos des Cortons Faiveley wine page. Secondary: Burgundy-Report.com (Clos des Cortons Faiveley vineyard profile), The Drinks Business (Billaud-Simon acquisition, 2014; Williams Selyem majority stake, 2024), The Press Democrat (Williams Selyem majority stake, 2024), Decanter (organic conversion and bicentenary reporting; Billaud-Simon acquisition, 2014), and Wine Spectator (Erwan Faiveley's 2005 succession). Per PRIMARY-GOVERNS, the estate's own site controls on self-knowledge facts; independent press fills gaps the site does not cover, with conflicts logged in conflicts.json.

• Primary sources: domaine-faiveley.com, 11 pages fetched 2026-09-13 (P1-P11 in sources/)
• Secondary sources: Burgundy-Report, The Drinks Business (x2), The Press Democrat, Decanter (x2), Wine Spectator, 7 pages fetched 2026-09-13 (S1-S7 in sources/)
• Last verified: 2026-10-12