1999 Echezeaux
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The outstanding, medium to dark ruby-colored 1999 Echezeaux has mouth-watering black raspberry, sweet oak, cherry, and jammy blackberry aromas. It coats the palate with untold quantities of jellied red and black fruits as well as a myriad of spices. Medium to full-bodied, focused and fresh, it reveals a stunningly long and delineated finish. Importer: Jeffrey Davies Signature Selections, West Nyack, NY; tel. (845) 353-8767.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Pierre Rovani
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Dark red-ruby. Cool, unevolved nose of blackberry, licorice and mint; this smells tannic. Sweet, dense and powerful; seems rather heavily extracted. Not exactly elegant but a major mouthful of pinot noir. Finishes with big, slightly gritty tannins that will require several years of patience.