2015 Echezeaux
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The 2015 Echezeaux Grand Cru opens in the glass with a bouquet of cassis and plums with a generous framing of spicy new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and fine-grained, with the atypical concentration and depth at the core so characteristic of the 2015 vintage, and a surprisingly bright line of acidity which verges on the tart and depresses my score accordingly. Since Echezeaux normally produces some of the highest pH musts of all the Côte de Nuits' grands crus, I wonder if this was simply over-zealously acidified in this warm vintage? There are some good raw materials here, and I suspect time will be kind to the wine, but it is a bit angular and disjointed out of the gates.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
William Kelley, Wine Advocate
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The 2015 Echezeaux Grand Cru opens in the glass with a bouquet of cassis and plums, generously framed by spicy new oak. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and fine-grained, with the atypical concentration and depth at the core so characteristic of the 2015 vintage, and a surprisingly bright line of acidity that verges on tartness and accordingly lowers my score. Since Echezeaux normally produces some of the highest-pH musts of all the Côte de Nuits grands crus, I wonder if this was simply overzealously acidified in this warm vintage? There are good raw materials here, and I suspect time will be kind to the wine, but it is a bit angular and disjointed out of the gates.
Voluptuous and fragrant cherry-led red fruit nose. Sleek attack, with all the silkiness of Echézeaux at its best; this is lifted, pure and well defined. Really stylish and beautifully balanced, with admirable length.
About the producer
The Latour family has been growing vines in Burgundy since at least 1731. Their négociant business – today one of the region’s biggest names – was founded in 1797. Still family-owned today, the company owns 48 hectares of vines, 27 of which are Grand Cru, as well as its own cooperage.