2009 Mongeard-Mugneret Grands-Echezeaux

Community Tasting Notes (19) Avg Score: 93.3 points

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  3/5/2023 - D!n@sh wrote: 93 Points

  Ripe red fruit, spicy. But I felt I could feel a little bit of heat. 2009?

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  3/4/2023 - tastark Likes this wine:

  2023 La Paulee Offline with the NYC Crew (The Bar Room at the Modern): This wine did the opposite of the Ramonet; it started out a little suspect then blossomed into something ethereal and utterly charming. By the end of the evening I couldn't decide whether I liked the Bonnes Mares or this Grands Echezeaux the best. They were running neck and neck with the Trappet nipping at their heels.
  
  The wine was double decanted for about 2 hours prior to the dinner. On opening, the nose was rather rich and ripe. The fruits were on the dark red to bluish end of the spectrum. Think black cherry, boysenberry, and plum. The luscious mouthfeel and zippy acidity probably were the one constant as the wine evolved. The tannins started out a little grippy, but softened with time on the glass. The finish was dark and sweet at the beginning of the night.
  
  By the end of the night (+/- 2 hrs) the wine had somehow shed its baby fat and transformed. The fruits were more delicate and light-footed red fruits; raspberries, strawberries and dried cranberry. The warm vintage signature was now hiding behind this curtain of silky tannins, perfect acidity, and juicy fruit. First time I've ever experienced such a drastic change in a wine in such a short time frame.
  
  In short the wine went from being my least favorite at the table to contending very strongly for the #1 spot, leading me to believe these wines should be held for at least another 5 years.

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  7/11/2020 - steinersing wrote: 93 Points

  nose of spice and also a little toast - perhaps even a little too much. But the wine has great fruit and is attractively constructed. I would keep this longer for further integration - but quite open now.

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  7/11/2020 - Collector1855 wrote: 95 Points

  Wonderful showing again with ripe red fruit, spicy oak, smoke musk and gingerbread. Very sexy, crowd pleasing style but also with depth and complexity.

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  11/8/2019 - Ericsson wrote: 91 Points

  Bordal chez Albert (Vega, Ausone, Haut-Brion, Mouton...) (Chermignon): Aveugle. Facilement détecté comme le « pirate » de la série. Avis partagés, moyennement noté par les ultras bordeaux, mieux noté par les autres. Certainement encore loin de son apogée, le vin ne reflétait pas forcément le côté solaire du millésime.
  A revoir dans d’autres conditions.

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