Domaine Faiveley

Domaine Faiveley was founded in 1825 by Pierre Faiveley in Nuits-Saint-Georges and has remained in family hands ever since — now into its seventh generation. Few Burgundy estates can point to two full centuries of unbroken dynastic ownership.

François Faiveley led the domaine from 1976 to 2005, overseeing substantial expansion of its vineyard holdings and the construction of its international reputation. In 2005 his son Erwan Faiveley became president; in 2014 his sister Eve Faiveley joined as head of brand and marketing. In 2021 Faiveley extended its reach beyond Burgundy by taking a minority stake in cult California Pinot Noir producer Williams Selyem in Sonoma County.

Faiveley operates as both a large domaine and a significant négociant — though the balance has shifted steadily toward domaine-bottled wines in recent decades.

- Extensive holdings: vineyards span the Côte de Nuits, Côte de Beaune, Côte Chalonnaise (especially Mercurey), and Chablis. - Négociant side: grapes are also purchased from contract growers, though the domaine-grown share continues to grow. - Generational stylistic shift: under François, the house style was firm and built for long ageing. Under Erwan, extraction has softened and the wines have moved toward a more refined, contemporary register — one of the clearest examples of deliberate generational change in twenty-first-century Burgundy.