Concentrated and powerful, like more a Richebourg than Echezeaux. Wine still youthful with plenty of tannins, fruits and acidity. We matched it with 2004 vintage which was a big contrast. 2004 was a cool year and much more feminine than the 2003.
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Well I was hoping for the best. The reality of it is, it’s ripe, dark, and fairly heavy. I did detect some spice like gingerbread. But it was totally covered by mintish eucalyptus. It was most drinkable on the third day, but I never really enjoyed a sip of it. One of my few not great bottles from Thanksgiving to Christmas! Bottle 306
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Vibrant and pungent nose with wild berries, spice, herbs, and minerals. Palate had the vintage ripeness but the acidity was high enough to uplift the wine. It was a very sexy wine. Love the 03 DRC. It will certainly age gracefully but it is already drinking beautifully.
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The Athens Wine Event to put all the others to shame (Paleo Reastaurant, Piraeus): Tasted blind. Guessed Pinot Noir straight away but a long discussion went around the table if this is new or old world wine as the ripeness and use of oak was quite high. We went with 1999 Grand Cru from Burgundy. Ripe and rich wine, very much the 2003 vintage and surprisingly the DRC went with a lot of new oak that it is very much present. Dark fruits and spice, smoky and with lovely layered rich fruit. Very very good 94-95
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Post Musique et Vin Festival Concert Dinners; 6/24/2015-6/28/2015 (Château du Clos de Vougeot): I haven't tried this wine in approx 5 years, and it is very good right now. All red cherry and berry aromas and flavors with great spice throughout. Highlights are the start and finish, so slightly less robust in the middle. but this has the structure, concentration and acidity to evolve and mature gracefully, so I look forward to revisiting over the next 20+ years.
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The oak seems obvious on the nose and it reeks of camphor. There is some pine needle sap and dried flower lift to the aroma as well. In the mouth it is loaded with creamy blood plum fruit and has some aniseed spice. It is just a tad boring and is the first time I can ever remember tipping the remainder of a glass of DRC into the spittoon.
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A fair tight nose of super ripe black fruit, red fruit and spice. The palate just seems over done with ripe and sweet red and black fruit. Dense and primary. Some burnt rhubarb and coffee. Narrow finish of medium length. I'm sure this will unwind in time, but the flavor profile is not for me. That said, it's a DRC so I will happily drink it when opened.
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HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Ruby colour. Dusty and stemmy on the nose, with some red cherry notes. Very restrained on the palate and a lot of stemmy and earthy flavours. Balanced by red fruit and great acidity. In the context of all the other '03s I've had, this is an incredibly well-made of bottle wine; in fact, this is an awesome wine altogether. Very light tannins but everything's in balance.
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Amazing wine. I know Echezeaux is nothing crazy, but in the hands of DRC it's amazing. I'm sure I may have to re-adjust this score after I crack into some DRC Richebourg.
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An amazing nose of sweet fruits, cherries, berries, strawberries blew straight out the bottle right after the cork is pulled. It transformed into some leathery, green pepperish and black curranty smell after about 2 hours in the decanter and glass, the palate is not that impressive though, but this is still a really young wine and given time can develop into something. Would have given it 95+ if it shows more on the palate, 2 points off for that.
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Amazing great !!! It gets along very well with Romanee Conti 1990, La Tache 1978. A stunning nose of fruits and terroir combination. Full structure, acidity is lovely, wonderful balance, delicious and impact aftertaste. The best DRC's Echezeaux I've ever had.
Drink now - 2030....................97+/100...........................would like to buy/drink again and again !
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Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Great floral aromatics with ripe strawberry and red cherry. Same ripe fruit on palate, still fresh and powerful, with hints of cocoa and baking spice with some mushroom character emerging on finish. Good length and persistence. Entering its peak drinking window.
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Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Lovely cloudy medium deep purple color in the glass. Nose of anise, green vegetation (peppers), wet moss, pure ocean breeze and fresh strawberry. Fresh linen and leather lend a nice backbone within the aroma of the wine - well structured. The palate is still really really young and agree with Phil, very forward in its approach of fruit - though it's still showing well. Nice acidity and a really appealing and sexy tannin structure. There's a touch of oak as well but it's elegant and classically toned. A cool bottling - though from a vineyard "the size of Montana."
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G7 (Dave): Very dark purple in color standing out from the others in the flight. Nose of black cherries. Tasting of cherry, cola, earth and blackberry. Green tannins. Good balance. Well integrated oak. Medium bodied. A bit restrained and closed. Not bad but not very exciting at the same time. 13% alcohol.
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Candied, Californicated nose that thankfully dissipates after 30 minutes in the glass. A yummy wine, but not much more -- finish is short. I don't think the bottle is off, but I don't know what to say here -- '03 Burgundy is quirky? I would not chase this wine, but I wouldn't kick it out of bed, either.
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4/08 Dark ruby - red fruit - elegant - smooth velvet mouth feel - structured and well balanced - ready now and will likely maintain its balance as it ages. 95pt.
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This was my second bottle of DRC Echezeaux and, wow, was I bowled over (the first was a recent opening of a 1988 Jeroboam I brought to a friend's 50th birthday party - it was over the hill). I am a California Pinot lover and have tried scores of disappointing Burgundies, and this certainly wasn't one of them. I splurged on this at Mistura in Toronto (actually only $540 Canadian if I recall correctly, pretty good considering the retail market for this wine) with my wife. It was the most subtle, sexy, smooth Pinot I've ever tasted - you could literally taste the understated elegance - loads of sweet berries and cherries. I would drink this over the best of Cali Pinots any day, but then again I'm not willing to spend $400-500 a pop.
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7/16/2022 - GuanYu Likes this wine: 95 Points
Concentrated and powerful, like more a Richebourg than Echezeaux. Wine still youthful with plenty of tannins, fruits and acidity. We matched it with 2004 vintage which was a big contrast. 2004 was a cool year and much more feminine than the 2003.
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12/24/2021 - Charlie Carnes wrote: 83 Points
Well I was hoping for the best. The reality of it is, it’s ripe, dark, and fairly heavy. I did detect some spice like gingerbread. But it was totally covered by mintish eucalyptus. It was most drinkable on the third day, but I never really enjoyed a sip of it. One of my few not great bottles from Thanksgiving to Christmas! Bottle 306
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3/21/2020 - Philippe_C wrote: 99 Points
Huge nose of soy sauce, gamey, roasted meat, rose petal, salinity... taste is pure, rose petal, gamey, BBQ, salty, extremely pure and refined!!
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6/17/2019 - steinersing wrote: 95 Points
This is another well done 2003 - excellent acidity balancing fruit.
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6/20/2018 - Burgnick Likes this wine: 94 Points
Vibrant and pungent nose with wild berries, spice, herbs, and minerals. Palate had the vintage ripeness but the acidity was high enough to uplift the wine. It was a very sexy wine. Love the 03 DRC. It will certainly age gracefully but it is already drinking beautifully.
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5/27/2017 - Papies wrote: 95 Points
The Athens Wine Event to put all the others to shame (Paleo Reastaurant, Piraeus): Tasted blind. Guessed Pinot Noir straight away but a long discussion went around the table if this is new or old world wine as the ripeness and use of oak was quite high. We went with 1999 Grand Cru from Burgundy.
Ripe and rich wine, very much the 2003 vintage and surprisingly the DRC went with a lot of new oak that it is very much present. Dark fruits and spice, smoky and with lovely layered rich fruit. Very very good 94-95
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6/28/2015 - Burgundy Al wrote: 93 Points
Post Musique et Vin Festival Concert Dinners; 6/24/2015-6/28/2015 (Château du Clos de Vougeot): I haven't tried this wine in approx 5 years, and it is very good right now. All red cherry and berry aromas and flavors with great spice throughout. Highlights are the start and finish, so slightly less robust in the middle. but this has the structure, concentration and acidity to evolve and mature gracefully, so I look forward to revisiting over the next 20+ years.
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12/14/2014 - DAN BAILEY wrote:
Very dark colour and cola/root profile to this. Very rich, ripe and sweet with a supple, almost blowsy mouthfeel.
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5/13/2014 - Jeremy Holmes wrote:
The oak seems obvious on the nose and it reeks of camphor. There is some pine needle sap and dried flower lift to the aroma as well. In the mouth it is loaded with creamy blood plum fruit and has some aniseed spice. It is just a tad boring and is the first time I can ever remember tipping the remainder of a glass of DRC into the spittoon.
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12/15/2013 - johnh1001 wrote: 92 Points
A fair tight nose of super ripe black fruit, red fruit and spice. The palate just seems over done with ripe and sweet red and black fruit. Dense and primary. Some burnt rhubarb and coffee. Narrow finish of medium length. I'm sure this will unwind in time, but the flavor profile is not for me. That said, it's a DRC so I will happily drink it when opened.
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12/14/2013 - acyso wrote: 93 Points
HDH auction tasting at Tru (Chicago, IL): Ruby colour. Dusty and stemmy on the nose, with some red cherry notes. Very restrained on the palate and a lot of stemmy and earthy flavours. Balanced by red fruit and great acidity. In the context of all the other '03s I've had, this is an incredibly well-made of bottle wine; in fact, this is an awesome wine altogether. Very light tannins but everything's in balance.
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9/25/2013 - BradE wrote:
Earthy, funky. The nose was fun, the palate was good. Needs a few hours of air.
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4/17/2013 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 97 Points
Amazing wine. I know Echezeaux is nothing crazy, but in the hands of DRC it's amazing. I'm sure I may have to re-adjust this score after I crack into some DRC Richebourg.
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4/8/2012 - Ugolin21 Likes this wine: 90 Points
Not so impressive...
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8/27/2011 - clementwolf wrote: 93 Points
An amazing nose of sweet fruits, cherries, berries, strawberries blew straight out the bottle right after the cork is pulled. It transformed into some leathery, green pepperish and black curranty smell after about 2 hours in the decanter and glass, the palate is not that impressive though, but this is still a really young wine and given time can develop into something. Would have given it 95+ if it shows more on the palate, 2 points off for that.
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12/18/2010 - noppakit s. wrote: 97 Points
Amazing great !!!
It gets along very well with Romanee Conti 1990, La Tache 1978. A stunning nose of fruits and terroir combination. Full structure, acidity is lovely, wonderful balance, delicious and impact aftertaste. The best DRC's Echezeaux I've ever had.
Drink now - 2030....................97+/100...........................would like to buy/drink again and again !
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11/9/2010 - Lord Rayas wrote: 91 Points
Burgundy Trip - Day 3 - Lunch (Chez Guy, Gevrey-Chambertin): plummy, funky, savory, smoky, spices with fruit underneath. still tight and should improve with age. rather unconventional at this stage but quite interesting.
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7/31/2010 - Burgundy Al wrote: 92 Points
Another Saturday at Knightsbridge - mostly blind (Northbrook, IL): Great floral aromatics with ripe strawberry and red cherry. Same ripe fruit on palate, still fresh and powerful, with hints of cocoa and baking spice with some mushroom character emerging on finish. Good length and persistence. Entering its peak drinking window.
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7/31/2010 - beezer6 wrote: 94 Points
Saturday Tasting Group (Knightsbridge Wine Shop (Northbrook, IL)): Lovely cloudy medium deep purple color in the glass.
Nose of anise, green vegetation (peppers), wet moss, pure ocean breeze and fresh strawberry.
Fresh linen and leather lend a nice backbone within the aroma of the wine - well structured.
The palate is still really really young and agree with Phil, very forward in its approach of fruit - though it's still showing well.
Nice acidity and a really appealing and sexy tannin structure. There's a touch of oak as well but it's elegant and classically toned.
A cool bottling - though from a vineyard "the size of Montana."
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7/31/2010 - psmith wrote:
Forward, spicy dark pinot fruits. Sappy palate. Very forward for DRC. Great aromatics. Nice '03.
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9/22/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 84 Points
bottle # 01569. very green. great quote from another taster: "i wouldn't open this wine to drink it." yeah, me neither.
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9/22/2008 - kstoddard wrote: 89 Points
G7 (Dave): Very dark purple in color standing out from the others in the flight. Nose of black cherries. Tasting of cherry, cola, earth and blackberry. Green tannins. Good balance. Well integrated oak. Medium bodied. A bit restrained and closed. Not bad but not very exciting at the same time. 13% alcohol.
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9/22/2008 - Alex G. wrote:
Candied, Californicated nose that thankfully dissipates after 30 minutes in the glass. A yummy wine, but not much more -- finish is short. I don't think the bottle is off, but I don't know what to say here -- '03 Burgundy is quirky? I would not chase this wine, but I wouldn't kick it out of bed, either.
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4/25/2008 - GA wrote: 95 Points
4/08 Dark ruby - red fruit - elegant - smooth velvet mouth feel - structured and well balanced - ready now and will likely maintain its balance as it ages. 95pt.
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12/30/2006 - sgclevenger wrote: 95 Points
This was my second bottle of DRC Echezeaux and, wow, was I bowled over (the first was a recent opening of a 1988 Jeroboam I brought to a friend's 50th birthday party - it was over the hill). I am a California Pinot lover and have tried scores of disappointing Burgundies, and this certainly wasn't one of them. I splurged on this at Mistura in Toronto (actually only $540 Canadian if I recall correctly, pretty good considering the retail market for this wine) with my wife. It was the most subtle, sexy, smooth Pinot I've ever tasted - you could literally taste the understated elegance - loads of sweet berries and cherries. I would drink this over the best of Cali Pinots any day, but then again I'm not willing to spend $400-500 a pop.
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