Aromas of dark berries, incense, exotic spices, peonies and orange zest introduce the 2022 Echézeaux En Orveaux Grand Cru, a full-bodied, broad and enveloping wine that's ample and seamless, with a rich core of fruit that largely conceals its suave structuring tannins, animated by lively acids and concluding with a saline finish.

Tasted twice with consistent notes, the Echézeaux En Orveau from Faiveley shows almost like a Chambolle – in fact, the grapes come from vines near the border, next to the Combe d'Orveau that is part of Musigny. This relatively cool terroir and the white marl soils found here bring the wine great finesse and a very expressive bright pomegranate and raspberry fruit with a floral edge. A bit later in the maturation, the firm tannic grip of the structure revealed itself, yet there is an elegance and delicacy that stays with the wine until the very end – marvellous.

The 2022 Echézeaux En Orveau Grand Cru is quite "strict" on the nose, a little taciturn at first, offering more black than red fruit and undergrowth and light granitic aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with grainy tannins and heightened acidity. There’s quite a lot of finesse here, though it needs a little more grip and matière on the finish. It’s a pretty wine, and I suspect it will gain more weight during the second winter in barrel.

0.83 ha (2 acres) abutting the Musigny Grand Cru. Cask sample. Mid-pale cherry. Red and black berry fruits. Freshness, not as earthy as some. An elegant rendition, moderately forceful, medium-bodied with restrained, balanced fruit and spice. Appears much less forceful than so many 2020s and not the punch expected from last summer. Surprisingly open and approachable. Very fine. (MH)

Cask sample. Strong perfume already. Then very rounded fruit – extremely charming. Flavours a bit like a raspberry hard candy/boiled sweet. A little lighter than the Clos de Vougeot. Sandy tannins on the end. (JR)