The Echezeaux is one of my favorite wines from Grivot - and since 2009 one of the very best wines made on this large grand cru. The bouquet is bursting with Vosne spices and pure red fruits. On the palate impressive length and depth for the vintage - very focused and refined - a benchmark Echezeaux. …
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Bourchard Pere et Fils, Echezeaux 2014
The Echezeaux 2014 from Bouchard Pere et Fils is an focused and slightly understated wine. The nose offer cool red fruit brought forward by a nice filigree minerality and a lovely collection of Vosne spices. On the palate precise and detailed with a fine core of fruit on the midpalate .. its long …
Philippe Pacalet, Echezeaux 2010
The Echezeaux 2010 from Philippe Pacalet is a masterpiece and perhaps the best wine from Philippe so far. The nose is a firework of red fruits - raspberries, red currant and boysenberries spiced with rose petal, cinnamon and violets. On the palate airy with tremendous length and balance. The color …
Domaine du Comte Liger-Belair, Echezeaux 2014
The Echezeaux is one of my favorites of the Liger-Belair lineup - made from old vines in the climates Cruots, Champs Traversin and a small plot in Clos St. Denis. The 2014 edition of the Echezeaux is slightly backward at this stage - with a slight reduction on the nose. The bouquet is nevertheless …
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Domaine Georges Noëllat, Echezeaux 2014
Moving just down slope to Les Cruots we find the terroir of the Georges Noëllat Echezeaux. The nose offers a very floral expression of fruit and minerality - notes of raspberries, pomegranate and boysenberries - layered and complex with an intense filigree minerality. On the palate more tight and …
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