Rich golden color, similar to the Drouhin. Rich complex nose displaying decadent yellow fruit, lemon curd, peach, crème brulee, a hint of butter scotch, candied ginger, toffee, crushed white pepper, spicy spices and mineral. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of decadent yellow fruit, rich and warm but also good focus and precision, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long decadent yellow fruit driven finish with butterscotch and ginger at the end. With air, the toffee note is more noticeable. Drinking beautifully.

Light color similar to the DRC. Really delicious nose displaying subtle tropical yellow fruit, pineapple, apple tart, coconut, white flowers, light caramel and mineral. Beautifully balanced plate, nicely layered sweet subtle yellow fruit, silky and fluid, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, and a long sweet yellow fruit driven finish with coconut and pineapple at the end. With air, the gap widens against the other three, going from 95pts to 94 or 93. Very good showing, really delicious.

Expressive nose displaying decadent yellow fruit, apricot, apple pie, lemon oil, crème brulee, a hint of butter scotch, spicy spices and mineral. Unbelievable concentration, layers upon layers of decadent yellow fruit, rich, opulent and oily yet also perfectly harmonious and detailed, bright acidity and mineral, and an incredibly long opulent yellow fruit driven finish with spicy spices at the end. This is more DRC Montrachet like than the 96 DRC Montrachet, i.e. rich, ripe and exotic. Exceptional showing.

The most youthful color of the flight. Absolutely gorgeous nose displaying elegant pure white fruit with a hint of yellow, white peach, apple tart, a hint of lemon curd, lemon oil, white flower, oyster shell, smoke, lanolin, cool breeze and limestone. Perfectly balanced palate, layers upon layers of concentrated pure citrus fruit, rich and extracted yet incredibly precise and airy, bright acidity, strong mineral and a seamless incredibly long very fine mineral driven finish. I am really surprised by how elegant it shows, drinking more like a great Chevalier Montrachet. With two hours of air, it starts to show more caramel and becomes exotic. This is a unbelievably fresh example.

Perfectly mature hedonistic nose displaying decadent slightly dry red fruit with a hint of black, plum, dry cherry, blackberry, noticeable stem, Vosne spice, cinnamon, Chinese medicine, soy, black truffle, caramel and mineral. Fully integrated palate, layers upon layers of slightly dry red and black fruit, silky and fluid, bright acidity, strong earth mineral and a long sweet black fruit driven finish with soy and black truffle at the end. I have often found DRC Echezeaux to be enjoyable yet not as “serious” as the other crus. This has to be the most complex DRC Echezeaux of my life. Incredible showing.

Unfortunately corked.

Incredibly complex and hedonistic nose displaying perfectly ripe black fruit with a hint of red, blackberry jam, black cherry, strawberry, Vosne spice, sous bois, tree bark, soy, miso soup, black truffle, sesame, cinnamon and earth. Exceptional concentration, layers upon layers of concentrated black fruit, rich, big and opulent but also silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, still a hint of tannins and seamless long black fruit driven finish with Vosne spice and sesame at the end. Incredibly showing.

Beautifully mature complex nose displaying sweet red and black fruit, raspberry preserve, black cherry, plum, rose, strong spearmint, sap, stem, caramel, animal, sous bois, cinnamon, Vosne spice and earth. Excellent concentration, very finely layered sweet black fruit, rich and deeply toned, also silky and fluid, bright acidity, strong earthy mineral, a bit coarse tannins and a long sweet black fruit driven finish with Chinese medicine and cinnamon at the end. This is a rich masculine RSV. Drinking beautifully.

Incredibly youthful energetic nose displaying decadent yet pure yellow fruit, apple juice, candied lemon peel, lemon curd, candied ginger, smoke, sweet spices, oyster jus, white flower and crushed rock. Perfectly integrated palate, layers upon layers of decadent yet pure yellow fruit, generous and sweet but also incredibly focused, energetic and precise, generous very fine mousse, bright acidity, strong limestone mineral and a long sweet yellow fruit driven finish. The 96 CDC is on fire.

Medium expressive nose displaying subtle red fruit, ginseng candy, sous bois, tree bark, cinnamon and earth. There is noticeable dirty damp cellar smell that is bothersome. Medium concentration, subtle red fruit, bright acidity, medium mineral, still showing coarse tannins and a short finish due to the dirty damp cellar note. I believe this is correct showing, better to avoid.

Shy red fruit, plum and cherry, caramel, ginger and tree bark. Clearly advanced, weird.

Perfectly mature nose displaying rich concentrated black fruit, blackberry, black cherry, caramel, sous bois, rose, ash, cinnamon, Vosne spice, black truffle, tree bark and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of sweet black fruit, rich and deeply toned but also beautifully detailed and precise, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, slightly coarse tannins and a seamless long sweet black fruit driven finish with a hint of Vosne spice at the end. Drinking beautifully.

Starts with the classic DRC stem, followed by slightly dry red fruit, plum, dry cherry, raspberry preserve, sous bois, caramel, cinnamon, Vosne spice, leather, tree bark and earth. Fully integrated palate, layers upon layers of slightly dry sweet red fruit, silky and polished, perfect amount of acidity and mineral, nicely integrated tannins and a long sweet red fruit driven finish with cinnamon and tree bark at the end. Drinking beautifully.

Rich and complex nose displaying concentrated yellow fruit, apple pie, apple vinegar, almond, brioche, a hint of butter scotch, cinnamon, saline and limestone mineral. Exceptional concentration, layers upon layers of decadent concentrated yellow fruit, rich and opulent, medium generous medium fine mousse, bright acidity, strong mineral and a long concentrated sweet yellow fruit driven finish with almond paste and cinnamon at the end. This is a rich slightly oxidative style of Champagne.

Youthful yet unbelievably complex nose displaying sweet black and red fruit, blackberry, strawberry, black cherry, a hint of licorice, noticeable stem, sous bois, espresso bean, Vosne spice, Chinese herbal medicine, grilled fat, cinnamon, tree bark and mineral. Perfectly harmonious, very finely layered perfectly ripe black and red fruit, quite intense and concentrated yet also silky, precise and detailed, and a long intense black fruit driven finish with Chinese herbal medicine and sous bois at the end. This seems slightly leaner and more polished than the Richebourg. This incredibly youthful example can improved for another couple of decades.