France · Côte de Nuits

Domaine Jean Fery

Domaine Jean Fery is an Echevronne Burgundy estate with 32 hectares of certified organic vineyards and wines from 25 appellations across the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. Biodynamic farming, unfiltered reds and whites worked in approximately 50% new oak mark the range.

The producer

Founded in 1922 at Echevronne, Domaine Jean Fery carries a family vineyard presence in Burgundy reaching at least to the 18th century. Jean-Louis Féry took over his parents' vineyards in the late 1980s, organic conversion began in 2008, and certification followed in 2011. His son Frédéric has managed the estate since 2016 with oenologist Laurence Danel. From 32 hectares of certified organic vineyards, the domaine makes wines across 25 appellations in the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, including village appellations such as Savigny-lès-Beaune and Givry.

Red wines ferment with symbiotic yeasts, complete malolactic fermentation in barrel and are bottled unfiltered. The Hautes-Côtes de Beaune red brings cherry, raspberry, wild strawberry, floral notes, earth and spice, while Givry Pinot Noir 2021 adds vanilla, cedar and a long finish. White wines use approximately 50% new oak and natural malolactic fermentation. Begin with La Cabotte Aimande, Savigny-lès-Beaune 2022, for lemon and lime zest, herbs, yoghurt, cream, spicy oak and bright acidity.

Known for

Multi-appellation Burgundy from certified organic and biodynamically farmed vineyards, with symbiotic-yeast, barrel-fermented and unfiltered reds alongside whites made with approximately 50% new oak.

Notable facts

The story

The 2016 Handover

In 2016, the domaine changed hands within the Féry family. Frédéric Féry, son of Jean-Louis, took over management, with oenologist Laurence Danel working alongside him. The handover followed Jean-Louis's takeover of his parents' vineyards in the late 1980s and came after organic conversion began in 2008 and certification followed in 2011. The Féry family's vineyard presence in Burgundy reaches back at least to the 18th century, but the 2016 change placed a new generation in charge of the Echevronne estate and its 25-appellation range. Frédéric Féry and Laurence Danel now oversee wines from certified organic vineyards, including reds fermented with symbiotic yeasts and left unfiltered, and whites made with natural malolactic fermentation in approximately 50% new oak.

From the atlas

Domaine Jean Fery

At A Glance

Domaine Jean Fery is based in Echevronne, Burgundy, with 32 hectares of certified organic vineyards and wines across 25 appellations in the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune. Founded in 1922, the estate farms biodynamically, ferments its reds with symbiotic yeasts, and gives its whites about 50% new oak.

The Producer

Domaine Jean Fery began in Echevronne in 1922 and now works across a wide Burgundy portfolio. The Féry family's vineyard presence reaches back at least to the 18th century, while the present estate took shape when Jean-Louis Féry took control of his parents' vineyards in the late 1980s.

Today, Frédéric Féry, Jean-Louis's son, has managed the domaine since 2016 with oenologist Laurence Danel. The combination of family continuity and technical partnership appears in the cellar: red wines are fermented with symbiotic yeasts and aged through malolactic fermentation in barrel, while white wines use approximately 50% new oak and natural malolactic fermentation.

Place

Echevronne is the home address, but the labels travel much farther across Burgundy. The domaine produces wines from 25 appellations spanning the Côte de Nuits and Côte de Beaune, placing broad regional and Hautes-Côtes de Beaune bottles alongside village-labelled wines such as Savigny-lès-Beaune and Givry.

That naming changes how the range is read. Hautes-Côtes de Beaune identifies a wider appellation, while Savigny-lès-Beaune and Givry put a specific village appellation at the front of the bottle. Colour and place then work together: the range includes red Burgundy, Pinot Noir from Givry, and white wines from Savigny-lès-Beaune and the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune.

Soil And Site

Domaine Jean Fery's site story is geographic rather than geological. Echevronne provides the estate's base, while Hautes-Côtes de Beaune, Savigny-lès-Beaune and Givry mark different named places within the wider Burgundy range. The label therefore carries the clearest site distinction: a broader appellation offers one frame, while a village name narrows the address and bottle style.

Story

The Féry family's Burgundy vineyard presence predates the domaine's stated 1922 foundation by several generations. Jean-Louis Féry's late-1980s takeover brought that family history into a more focused estate, then farming became the next major decision. Organic conversion began in 2008, followed by organic certification in 2011.

The change reaches beyond a certificate. Biodynamic work uses natural mineral preparations and herbs, timed by the biodynamic calendar, so vineyard work follows a defined farming rhythm. In 2016, Frédéric Féry assumed management with Laurence Danel. The estate's current shape joins an old family base, a documented move into organic farming, and a younger management team working across a 25-appellation range.

Vineyards And Cellar

The 32-hectare vineyard area is certified organic, with biodynamic preparations and lunar-calendar timing guiding the farming. In the cellar, red wines ferment with symbiotic yeasts, then complete malolactic fermentation in barrel and are left unfiltered. That combination keeps the red wines connected to ripe fruit, floral lift and the savoury notes found in the named bottlings.

White wines take a different path. Approximately half of the barrels are new, and malolactic fermentation unfolds naturally. In the glass, the method can sit beside creamy texture, yoghurt, butter and spicy oak, while bright acidity or a fresh mineral finish keeps the whites from feeling broad and heavy.

Wines

The range is organised first by colour and appellation. Hautes-Côtes de Beaune red offers vibrant cherry, raspberry and wild strawberry with floral nuances, subtle earth and gentle spice. Givry Pinot Noir 2021 narrows the address to a village appellation and brings wild strawberries, cherries, vanilla, cedar wood, ripe fruit and a long finish.

The white wines move from Savigny-lès-Beaune to the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune. La Cabotte Aimande, Savigny-lès-Beaune 2022, is citrus-led, with lemon and lime zest, herbs, yoghurt, cream, spicy oak and bright acidity. La Come des Amoureuses, Hautes-Côtes de Beaune 2022, shifts toward ripe orchard fruit, blanched almond and butter, ending with a fresh mineral line.

Together, the bottles show how the same estate can present Burgundy through a wider regional appellation, a village name, red Pinot Noir and several white styles, with cellar choices changing the balance between fruit, oak, cream and freshness.

In The Glass

The red wines open with lifted red-fruit aromas before the palate turns more savoury. Barrel malolactic fermentation gives the wines a rounded middle, while unfiltered bottling leaves the finish feeling connected to the fruit rather than stripped back. In the Givry, vanilla and cedar sit around ripe fruit, and the finish stretches beyond the initial berry impression.

The whites move from citrus and herbal lift toward cream, butter and almond. New oak contributes a gentle spice note, while natural malolactic fermentation fills out the texture. Bright acidity in the Savigny-lès-Beaune keeps the palate moving; the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune white closes with a mineral freshness that gathers the fruit into a clean final impression.

A Bottle To Understand It

La Cabotte Aimande, Savigny-lès-Beaune 2022, is the first bottle to open. It places a named village appellation on the label and shows how Domaine Jean Fery handles white Burgundy: lemon and lime zest lead into fresh herbs, then yoghurt and cream bring a soft, rounded feel. Hints of spicy oak sit beside bright acidity, so the wine offers both barrel influence and a lively finish. It is a focused introduction to the estate's white style, its village range and the cellar choice of natural malolactic fermentation with approximately 50% new oak.

Anecdote

In 2016, Frédéric Féry took over management of the domaine from the generation before him. He was Jean-Louis Féry's son, linking the change directly to the family vineyards that had been present in Burgundy since at least the 18th century. The new management also brought in Laurence Danel, an oenologist who has worked with Frédéric since the handover. The date sits between two distinct phases of the estate's recent history: Jean-Louis's late-1980s control of his parents' vineyards and the organic conversion that began in 2008. Since that 2016 change, Frédéric Féry and Laurence Danel have managed the domaine together.

Final Word

Domaine Jean Fery offers a broad Burgundy range from an Echevronne estate with certified organic vineyards, biodynamic farming and distinct red and white cellar methods. Start with La Cabotte Aimande for citrus, cream, oak and acidity, then move outward through the Hautes-Côtes de Beaune and Givry bottles to follow the labels across Burgundy.

Sources

Open Domaine Jean Fery in the interactive map →