Tasting Notes
Vinous 92
The 2021 Echezeaux Grand Cru is bright and nervy, but also very nicely lifted, with pretty aromatics that make a strong opening statement. Crushed flowers, sage, mint, red-toned fruit, orange peel and sweet pipe tobacco are all delineated. There is some angularity to the contours. Bottle age will help, but I expect the 2021 will always be a rather tense Echezeaux. Aeration works quite well here.
Anticipated maturity: 2029-2051
JancisRobinson.com 18.5
The last vines to be picked, on 2 October, bottled 15 March 2023 with some natural CO2. Soils are mostly stony and shallow (sometimes as little as 20 cm). Vines on average 35 years old. Yields were a pitiful 13.9 hl/ha, total production just 636 cases of 12.Mid to light ruby. A little more obviously stemmy than the Corton, more herbal. Also more open and scented with wild flowers and grasses, like a spring meadow. Plus a suggestion of crushed stones – a lovely dustiness to add another dimension. There s a peppery impression but more like fine-scented particles not the aroma of pepper itself. On the palate, again that stemmy character more noticeable and the tannins a little more al dente, marginally chewy, though they are also supremely fine even now. There s immense tension here in terms of both freshness and tannic energy. A coiled spring. A greyhound waiting for the trap to open. (JH)
Anticipated maturity: 2028-2040
