2016 Domaine du Clos Frantin Bichot Grands-Echézeaux Grand Cru
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The 2016 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru, which comes from two parcels, was picked on 23 September and matured with 40% new oak. It has a clean, focused, almost conservative bouquet that gradually opens with aeration, very pure with crushed strawberry and Morello scents, rose petals and a hint of dried fig. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition, quite structured (more like a Richebourg) with good grip if not enormous complexity on the finish.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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Delicious violet perfume on the palate following a fairly understated nose. Tart, bitter finish with very strong tannin matched by punchy acidity. Seems extreme in every dimension, and perhaps in need of time to settle and knit. (RH)
About the producer
Although the Bichot family settled in the region in 1350, Albert Bichot was founded in 1831 by Bernard Bichot. Today the producer is one of Burgundy’s most respected, making wines from both its own vineyards and with purchased fruit.