2001 Domaine Dujac Echezeaux

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91 Points

Wednesday, May 20, 2015 - 2001 Vosne-Romanée Grand Cru Dinner (Imperial Treasure Teochew, Takashimaya): Disappointing – I have always felt that Dujac’s Echezeaux was one of their weakest Grand Crus, and this bottle showed just why. It did have a lovely nose, with lush, deep, almost liquered wafts of sweet black cherries and wild berries packed together with shades of damp earth and brambly herbs, spice and wilting flowers – at once sweet and masculine, that was a real beauty of a bouquet. Unfortunately, the palate was a bit of a shock after that. Reserved, almost austere at points, it showed a flush of jammy dark berry fruit on the attack that quickly leaned out into brambly, herby midpalate and a slightly truncated finish of warm woody spice. This needed food to bring out its more pleasing, fruitier characteristics, but even then it never showed all that well. There was certainly some quality here – it had a clean clarity to it, the tannins were fine and the balance was just about perfect, but it was just not giving much in the way of charm. I would give this a few more years and hope it improves. It was rather anonymous on the night.

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