2001 Echezeaux
Estimated value
Buying options
Tasting notes
A trace of wood frames very expansive and perfumed black fruit as well as big, dense, concentrated, complex flavors that exhibit plenty of volume plus a persistent, sappy and structured backend that offers fine finishing balance. Excellent quality that should age for every bit of a decade and a half.
Critic scores
Average Score
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Allen Meadows, Burghound
More reviews and scores
Intense cassis-like aromas can be discerned in the nose of the boisterous 2001 Echezeaux. Medium-bodied, plush, rich, and dense, it coats the taster’s palate with cedar, cigars, black cherries, and blackberries. This plump, broad wine is velvety-textured, deep, and beautifully concentrated. Drink it over the next 10 years. Importer: Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, DC; tel. (202) 832-9083
Deep red, the most saturated of these 2001s. Reduced, sauvage nose hints at black cherry and game. Dense and thick, with lovely sweetness and inner-mouth perfume. Conveys an impression of energy without excess weight. A wine of outstanding verve, finishing with substantial but noble tannins and superb persistence. An Echezeaux of real grand cru class.