2 (assorted) echézeaux…
1998 François Lamarche, Echézeaux A fresh, intense nose with a very good fruit flavour but it quickly becomes ever-more herbal – borderline unpleasant. Plenty of modest rasp from the tannin – but the grain is clearly fading. A bit… Read More
last sun in grands-echézeaux…
I’d planned to go for a run yesterday evening, but at the last minute there was an errand – so it was a run to the Côte de Nuits – in the car! I took some pictures about 9:15pm with the last rays of the sun, mainly in Grands-Echézeaux –… Read More
Blind Echézeaux – 16 wines
All tasted blind in Zürich with JF Guyard, 09 March 2015. Our wines were served in flights of 3, mainly, after which the identity of each 3 (or 4!) were shown. Quite an eclectic range of wines as we all contributed bottles from our own cellars –… Read More
GJB: Echézeaux – 2012
A range of 2012 Echézeaux, tasted with their producers in Vougeot, 17 March, 2014. Can you imagine the disappointment on my face when I reached the tasting station of Joseph Drouhin, having seen their magnum – only at the last moment to realise it was actually Grands-Echézeaux –… Read More
chézeaux gevrey-chambertin les cazetiers
A textbook example of the style of the Fixin Berthauts – who are the metayeurs here – super! 2010 des Chézeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Les Cazetiers The nose is finely detailed, just a hint of flowers too over darker… Read More
a tale of two griottes: chézeaux & chézeaux…
Domaine des Chézeaux, by a big margin the largest owners of Griotte-Chambertin, have two metayeurs for their holdings (the two parcels were acquired at different times); Domaine René Leclerc and Domaine Ponsot. For a number of years there was confusion about who made the wine that was… Read More
chézeaux 2000 gevrey lavaux st.jacques
2000 des Chézeaux, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Lavaux St.Jacques Medium colour. The nose is a symphony; there’s still a pure red fruit note towards the top of the range, but there’s a musky undergrowth that… Read More
henri jouan 2008 gevery aux echézeaux
I cannot take credit for this ‘find’; it was Ray Walker of Maison Ilan who gave me the tip – he’s already bought a few cases. So will I, I think, perhaps a visit too next month if possible! 2008 Henri Jouan, Gevrey-Chambertin Aux Echézeaux Vieilles Vignes… Read More
ponsot/chézeaux 2008 clos st.denis tvv…
I decided I’d had enough of that old wine – time for some good new stuff 😉 2008 des Chézeaux (Ponsot), Clos St.Denis Très Vieilles Vignes Ardea sealed and these things are frankly a pain in the arse… Read More