Straightforward but pretty nose of cherry and mixed spice. Lean on the palate, with high acidity and still-unresolved tannins, finishing spicy but not particularly long. The 1996 Echezeaux may improve from here but won't ever find elegance.
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Primary deep ruby. Interesting nose of baked cherry, clove, and celery. Pretty solid, medium weight, not very generous or yielding due to its strong acidity. Some dark red fruit transiently, but then quite peppery and stemmy with a lot of tannin still needing to be resolved. Not a top Echezeaux, but to be fair, embryonic and in need of another decade to unwind.
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Cellared since original release. Still needs a few years in bottle, but this wine is already/finally showing fantastically. Sensual with complex red and dark fruits and spices, it only needs time for a bit more of the tannin to drop off. No regrets about having waited this long to open my first bottle and look forward to the remaining bottles down the road.
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Brief note. PNP. Cork crumbly but intact. Color dark and deep and so was the flavor profile. Heavier and less subtle than I expected at this age. Not going anywhere soon
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Decanted for 30 minutes and slowly drink over the next 4 hours. Wonderful bouquet of rose petals, ripped berries, hint of chocolate and smoke/toast in the background. After the first sip, it is explosive currants, berries, cheries, balanced with a nice acidity, firm tannins and a long finish. I would suggest to try again in a few years when time has worked its magic to soften the tannins. It is still in early stage of its drinkability window like a prodigy child trying to show its true potential. It is a complex, ambitious wine with a lot of potential and many years of its life ahead.
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Slight bricking. Nose did not have much other than some barnyard. Fruit was fair, but did not quite balance the acidity. THis was okay to drink, but as with the ’95 Groffier the week before, a Spanish Roja for 1/3 the price would have been more pleasnt.
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Remarkably deep ruby without any fading. An engaging nose-game, smoke, cranberry. Dense red and black fruit with a restrained sense of sweetness on the attack, pine needles and a deep core of acidity that carries through to the moderately tannic finish. A wine like this demonstrates that the sometimes spiky 1996 acidity can preserve and freshen after 18 years provided that there is enough material to buffer it. Here, there is, and this still has a lot of time in hand, although this is unlikely to ever be the most refined Grand Cru on its block.
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unfortunately this one was slightly corked. Not enough to hide the underlying fruit but enought o make it undrinkable. It was a shame as underneath the taint there were clear signs that this could be a really nice wine. NR
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Did not know what to expect here. 1996 was the years of overextraction for Grivot we believe. Austere, tight and powerful for a burgandy. We would have never guessed its a 96. Good fruit on the nose, some oxidation in the background, deep. On the palate it feels a but rough but with good presence. In a way unburgandian. We believe this wine needs to be forgotten for 10yrs and hope. 91-92 for now but dnt waste it at the moment, and if you have a lot try and sell some. The name is worth more than the wine at this stage.
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Ron & Robin's Red Burgundy Tasting (Robin's House, San Diego CA): Killer big nose, blend of fruit and earth. Very balanced palate with nice acidity, deep red fruits. Still unctuous for a '96 red burg. Long finish. Keept getting better with time in the glass. After 3 hours score went from 93 to 96. $139
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Jonathan Pey brought this and served blind at tasting at house. Most of us nailed it as burgundy, but not Echezeaux. Pretty flavors of dried flowers and fruit, still plenty of acidity. Quite elegant and refined. Fun to taste.
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Popped and poured. Medium garnet color, starting to show its age. The nose shows a little dust, a little funk, and a lot of rose petals - very pretty. Palate shows cranberries, strawberries and tobacco, with some asparagus on the midpalate. Very nice texture. Finishes long with a hefty shot of acidity along with nicely integrated, smooth tannins. This is a really nice wine, drinking well right now but with some headroom as well. 5+13+17+8.
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Med ruby, very complex fruit driven nose, good upfron fruit and silky tannins, but short on the midpalate and finish. A dissapointment given the pedigree and high score
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2/8/2018 - rlove wrote: 90 Points
Straightforward but pretty nose of cherry and mixed spice. Lean on the palate, with high acidity and still-unresolved tannins, finishing spicy but not particularly long. The 1996 Echezeaux may improve from here but won't ever find elegance.
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2/17/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:
Primary deep ruby. Interesting nose of baked cherry, clove, and celery. Pretty solid, medium weight, not very generous or yielding due to its strong acidity. Some dark red fruit transiently, but then quite peppery and stemmy with a lot of tannin still needing to be resolved. Not a top Echezeaux, but to be fair, embryonic and in need of another decade to unwind.
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12/8/2016 - cfk49 wrote: 94 Points
Cellared since original release. Still needs a few years in bottle, but this wine is already/finally showing fantastically. Sensual with complex red and dark fruits and spices, it only needs time for a bit more of the tannin to drop off. No regrets about having waited this long to open my first bottle and look forward to the remaining bottles down the road.
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11/20/2016 - chcook Likes this wine:
Brief note. PNP. Cork crumbly but intact. Color dark and deep and so was the flavor profile. Heavier and less subtle than I expected at this age. Not going anywhere soon
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7/22/2015 - Aglenardi Likes this wine: 92 Points
Decanted for 30 minutes and slowly drink over the next 4 hours. Wonderful bouquet of rose petals, ripped berries, hint of chocolate and smoke/toast in the background. After the first sip, it is explosive currants, berries, cheries, balanced with a nice acidity, firm tannins and a long finish. I would suggest to try again in a few years when time has worked its magic to soften the tannins. It is still in early stage of its drinkability window like a prodigy child trying to show its true potential. It is a complex, ambitious wine with a lot of potential and many years of its life ahead.
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11/2/2014 - James Arthur wrote:
Slight bricking. Nose did not have much other than some barnyard. Fruit was fair, but did not quite balance the acidity. THis was okay to drink, but as with the ’95 Groffier the week before, a Spanish Roja for 1/3 the price would have been more pleasnt.
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3/8/2014 - drwine2001 wrote:
Remarkably deep ruby without any fading. An engaging nose-game, smoke, cranberry. Dense red and black fruit with a restrained sense of sweetness on the attack, pine needles and a deep core of acidity that carries through to the moderately tannic finish. A wine like this demonstrates that the sometimes spiky 1996 acidity can preserve and freshen after 18 years provided that there is enough material to buffer it. Here, there is, and this still has a lot of time in hand, although this is unlikely to ever be the most refined Grand Cru on its block.
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10/7/2012 - Oskiwawa wrote: flawed
unfortunately this one was slightly corked. Not enough to hide the underlying fruit but enought o make it undrinkable. It was a shame as underneath the taint there were clear signs that this could be a really nice wine. NR
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10/5/2012 - petitblanc wrote: flawed
CT Wisconsin Offline 2; 10/5/2012-10/6/2012 (Madison, WI): Mildly corked, enough to spoil what showed signs of being a really fine wine.
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9/16/2011 - Papies wrote: 91 Points
Did not know what to expect here. 1996 was the years of overextraction for Grivot we believe.
Austere, tight and powerful for a burgandy. We would have never guessed its a 96. Good fruit on the nose, some oxidation in the background, deep. On the palate it feels a but rough but with good presence. In a way unburgandian. We believe this wine needs to be forgotten for 10yrs and hope. 91-92 for now but dnt waste it at the moment, and if you have a lot try and sell some. The name is worth more than the wine at this stage.
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2/24/2009 - rstark wrote: 96 Points
Ron & Robin's Red Burgundy Tasting (Robin's House, San Diego CA): Killer big nose, blend of fruit and earth. Very balanced palate with nice acidity, deep red fruits. Still unctuous for a '96 red burg. Long finish. Keept getting better with time in the glass. After 3 hours score went from 93 to 96. $139
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4/8/2008 - Colima74 wrote: 90 Points
Jonathan Pey brought this and served blind at tasting at house. Most of us nailed it as burgundy, but not Echezeaux. Pretty flavors of dried flowers and fruit, still plenty of acidity. Quite elegant and refined. Fun to taste.
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2/17/2008 - DLT wrote: 93 Points
Popped and poured. Medium garnet color, starting to show its age. The nose shows a little dust, a little funk, and a lot of rose petals - very pretty. Palate shows cranberries, strawberries and tobacco, with some asparagus on the midpalate. Very nice texture. Finishes long with a hefty shot of acidity along with nicely integrated, smooth tannins. This is a really nice wine, drinking well right now but with some headroom as well. 5+13+17+8.
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3/23/2005 - mnh wrote:
Med ruby, very complex fruit driven nose, good upfron fruit and silky tannins, but short on the midpalate and finish. A dissapointment given the pedigree and high score
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