Joseph Faiveley

This illustrious company has been based in Nuits-St-Georges since Pierre Faiveley founded the house in 1825. His son Joseph gave his name to the family business, to be followed by the first François, then Georges (instrumental in founding the Chevaliers du Tastevin) and Guy, who developed the business in the Côte Chalonnaise. Then came François, who has recently retired, and since 2005 his son Erwan, born in 1979, joined by his younger sister Eve in 2014. The label now uses Domaine Faiveley for the wines from their own vineyards, or Joseph Faiveley for négociant bottlings.

From the start Erwan, initially assisted by managing director Bernard Hervet, showed a clear desire to redynamise the business. There has been a notable expansion of vineyards under Faiveley’s control – they have bought Domaine Annick Parent (Pommard, Volnay and Monthélie) and Domaine Monnot (various Puligny-Montrachet vineyards that include grands crus Bienvenues-Bâtard-Montrachet and Bâtard-Montrachet). These acquisitions greatly expanded Faiveley’s presence in the Côte de Beaune, thus also increasing the proportion of white wines in what they have to offer. Balance has been maintained though by the purchase of Domaine Dupont-Tisserandot in Gevrey-Chambertin in 2013.