2011 Echezeaux
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(totally destemmed in 2011): Good bright red-ruby. Highly expressive nose offers dark cherry, graphite, violet, minerals and exotic spices. Juicy and energetic on the palate, with flavors of black fruits, violet and mint lifted by spicy oak. Taut but not hard; still, this does not appear to have quite the precision of the 2012 version.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
Neal Martin
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The 2011 Echezeaux Grand Cru is more closed on the nose than the Aux Brulees and demands more coaxing from the glass. But just give it a couple of minutes and it unfolds to reveal black currant fruit mingling with raspberry and Morello, a sub-layer of minerals and forest-floor scents. The palate is medium-bodied with firm backbone, quite masculine in the mouth with a pleasant austerity on the finish. This is a seriously fine Echezeaux. Drink 2017-2030. Importer: Country Vintners (US) and Berry Brother & Rudd (UK)
Lively, racy, sinewy. With lots of fruit and sinew. Broad spread on the palate. Fruit and dried fruit then dry on the finish. (JR)
An exceptionally spicy nose of very fresh black pinot fruit, cassis and discreet earthy nuances is trimmed in moderate wood. There is a wonderful purity to the middle weight flavors that also possess admirably fine-grained tannins on the seductively textured and impressively persistent finish that really fans out as it rests on the palate. This is a very solid effort in the context of the vintage. Tasted: Jan 15, 2014. Drink: 2023+