A Grand Evening...with Grands-Echezeaux

Kevin Restaurant, Chicago IL
Tasted Tuesday, April 18, 2006 by Burgundy Al with 484 views

Flight 1 (2 Notes)

  • 1995 Mongeard-Mugneret Echezeaux Vieilles Vignes 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Medium color. Good black fruit on nose and palate, just a trace of spice. Tannins are subtle and well integrated for a 1995. Quite overt acidity that isn't quite as harmonious. Moderate length, which also seems a bit angular. I'd hold for a few more years but I'm not sure this will get more balanced.

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  • 1995 Daniel Bocquenet Echezeaux 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Nice red and black cherry flavors, showing a bit riper than most 1995s. More accessible than most Grand Crus from that vintage, the structure seems balanced and integrated already, even if the wine comes across as fairly simple in both the middle and finish.

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Flight 2 (2 Notes)

  • 1989 Domaine Georges Mugneret-Gibourg Echezeaux

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Spice-driven aromas with tight fruit. Alas we didn't give much decanter time. Red and black cherry came across as stern and slightly backward, making this tough to assess behind assertive tannins. The rare 1989 that demands still more time in cellar, this should be much better in another 5+ years

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  • 1988 Joseph Drouhin Grands-Echezeaux 89 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Reasonably mature fruit character on the nose along with some floral and spice hints. Same good red fruit on the palate but a little lost behind the structure.

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Flight 3 (2 Notes)

  • 1964 Maison Leroy Grands-Echezeaux 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Bright aromatics of red fruit and late summer flowers. Rose petal and strawberry continued from aromas onto the palate and finish. Flavors seemed to start rather delicate but pick up intensity from spice and minerality. Interesting comparison with the 1966 in the next glass, which was as good but more earthy and spicy.

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  • 1966 Maison Leroy Grands-Echezeaux 95 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Great nose of a perfectly aged red Burg, with some smoky notes, mushrooms and red cherry. Intense earthy flavors also showed good red fruit, with great spice and a bit of sweetness emerging noticeably on the very long finish. Great side-by-side comparison with the 1964 in the next glass, which was more primary and floral. The 1964 was the group's WOTN, but I was leaning slightly towards the 1966.

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Flight 4 (2 Notes)

  • 1988 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 94 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Musty when first opened and decanted, then left to stand a couple of hours. Spicy red fruit on the nose. Similar red cherry flavors on the palate but behind massive tannic structure and acidity. Finish seemed to show a bit more black fruit and again lots of Asian spice. Incredible length. Great potential, I'd hold to something like 2015-2038. Far more interesting than the 1995 tasted alongside.

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  • 1995 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands-Echezeaux 92 Points

    France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Grands-Echezeaux Grand Cru

    Opened a couple of hours in advance. Spicy and vibrant nose when poured, with cinnamon and clove spice. Same spice and red fruit in the middle and the finish, which also started to show some earthy hints. Very nice, but not nearly the intensity of the 1988 open alongside.

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Closing

There were a few other wines but my I can't find those notes or they are incomplete.

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