Eugenie, Grands Echezeaux

Eugenie, Grands EchezeauxA background note of wood spice combines with very fresh, ripe and expressive black and blue pinot fruit that also features notes of smoke, game, warm earth and a subtle stoniness that transfer over to the dense, round and brooding full bodied flavors that also possess excellent sve that culminate in a palate staining and wonderfully long finish. This is a very ripe 07 in the context of the vintage but even so, it will require more than a decade to

crisp yellow orchard fruit

(from 40+ year old vines)

time to drink up

(from 3 separate lieux-dits)

this is notably more aromatically elegant yet also more reserved and less expressive just now

creosote and herbs

red and dark berries and a hint of spice

earthy and somewhat rustic flavors that pack plenty of punch and admirable concentration

Dosage 9 g/l

definitely makes up for the lost ground

it doesn’t quite reach the heights of a magnum I tasted a few months ago

energetic finish that features well-knit tannins and a resonating mineral note