Tasting Notes
Vinous 92
(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.
Wine Advocate 93
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)
Anticipated maturity: 2017-2030
