1995 Domaine René Engel Grands-Echezeaux

Community Tasting Notes (7) Avg Score: 91.3 points

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  10/5/2022 - jamesabdavis wrote:

  Meaty on the nose, liquorice.
  Quite tannic, relatively dry mouthfeel as a result.
  Ripe dark fruit. Deep and savoury, without the aromatic fireworks of some of the other wines this evening.

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  12/7/2017 - mmaharam Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Misunderstood. Perhaps I'm a member of a small club, but I don't understand the BH disdain for RE. I find the wines to be among the most consistently interesting, tasty and satisfying I know. I buy all that I can (afford) and all the wise drinkers I know do the same. This wine takes time to unwind, but at 90 minutes finds its equilibrium...very subtly, but with little downside. Show patience and willingness and this can be a memorable wine. A magnum.

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  2/28/2017 - MichielH wrote:

  In the glas: beautiful transparency with deep coloring, somewhat lighter than the 1994. No fading.
  bouquet: a bit floral blend with aged fruit. Fine and perfect balance.
  taste: The wine developed enormously in the glas. Hints of ripe apple/pear with very light chocolate. Perfect acidity balance. The wine rolled around the tongue as if it were a duvet of grape.

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  5/19/2016 - justburg wrote:

  Rene Engel dinner at Les Amis. To me, this was mildly corked, and to be fair, it would not be right to rate it. Very deep colored, with a strong herbaceous and violet like nose, with good intensity and ripeness. Blueberries, raspberries and pomegranate, but I really couldn't get pass the mustiness and dry wood on the nose. Good structure on the palate, fruits were there initially, but faded after 2 hours. It's a shame that this just wasn't a good bottle.

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  11/24/2008 - Rupert wrote: 88 Points

  Burgundies with James Handford (South Kensington): Deep and healthy looking, but one could smell the tannin on the nose. A decent amount of sweet pinot fruit. But it's simple. And very grippy. it's just about approachable today, but it needs to shed those tannins for it to be properly enjoyable.

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