Echézeaux

2007 Boisset Jean-Claude Echézeaux

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

Vinified in a 600 litre barrel. High tones that mix very well with the red-fruit aromas. Despite plenty of tannin and general structure, this a more a wine of finesse than the Clos de la Roche – it’s very impressive. This clearly needs 2-3 years in the cellar, but I think it is a really good quality effort.

2007 Dujac Echézeaux

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

This is from vines planted N-S in Champs Traversins. Starting with the healthiest vines in 2001, various portions of vines were moved to ‘bio’ farming – each year a little more. 2007 is the first vintage where everything was organic/bio. Medium colour. The notes starts just a little diffuse, but slowly comes together to show flashes of brilliant fruit against soft, smoky stems. The tannin, whilst velvety, is the most visible in any of these wines – there is no astringency though. Whilst there is really good dimension in the mid-palate, this is clearly a wine of complexity rather than overt power. Just a little oak flavour on the finish, but no oak texture. Fine.

2007 Potel Nicolas Echézeaux

By on June 30, 2009 #asides

30% stems used here. A nice width of aromas, just touched a little by wood, very pretty dark cherry notes too. Fleshy covering of the structure and an impressive burst of interest in the mid-palate that slowly, slowly fades in the finish. Always a successful bottling chez Potel.

2007 Clerget Christian Echézeaux

By on March 31, 2009 #asides

Faint caramel, otherwise a tight showing for the nose. Wide and quite interesting flavours, but the fuit seems a little less pretty than most. No faults, not much excitement either.

2007 Forey Père et Fils Echézeaux

By on March 31, 2009 #asides

Wide and fresh aromatics that mingle herbs with the base fruit. This is good – lots of concentration, good ‘fat’ complex and impressive. Very nice.

2007 Gerbet Marie–Andrée et Chantal Echézeaux

By on March 31, 2009 #asides

High-tones over a tighter core of red fruit. Wide and showing much more muscle than the Suchots. Plenty of tannin but good flavours also. Finishes very long, still with a sensation of the ripe tannins.

2007 Grivot Jean Echézeaux

By on March 31, 2009 #asides

Wide and quite complex, the nose shows a melange of fruit. Mouth-filling with lots of very ripe tannin and many dimensions of flavour. Less obviously fresh than some but regardless, this is super.

2007 Gros Anne Echézeaux

By on March 31, 2009 #asides

Quite a red cherry/berry nose. Intense with good fruit and quite some structure. The fruit-driven finish seems to fade a little quicker than I would like.

2007 Gros A-F Echézeaux

By on March 31, 2009 #asides

High-toned aromas. Wide on the palate and showing very nice fruit. Good mid-palate dimension too. Oak texture and some flavour too on the finish, but still a very nice wine.

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