Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2017

Maison Louis Jadot

Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru
2017

  • Vegan
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Burgundy
Classification
Grand cru
Varietal(s)
Pinot Noir 100 %
Colour
Red
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About this winery

It was with the acquisition of Beaune Premier Cru Clos des Ursules that the history of Maison Louis Jadot began in 1826. It took Louis Henry Denis Jadot thirty years to found the House in 1859, and to establish the values ​​of this family business. By developing the wine trade in the markets of northern Europe, he was already contributing to the reputation of Burgundy wines at the time. Several generations succeeded each other at the head of the family business, but his signature on the...

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Product notes

The village of Flagey-Echezeaux is located between the Clos Vougeot and Vosne-Romanée vines, in the plain. It has two Grands Crus: Echezeaux and Grands Echezeaux. The Grands Echezeaux vineyard is located on the edge of the Grand Cru Clos Vougeot, facing East-South-East on limestone soil.

Production notes

The harvest is manual in small crates in order to preserve the integrity of the fruit. The grapes are then carefully sorted by hand and then destemmed. The grapes are macerated in open wooden or stainless steel vats for 3 to 4 weeks. The vats are punched twice a day during fermentation. Aging lasts about 18 months in our cooperage's barrels, about a third of which are new.

Tasting notes

A more robust and fleshy wine than Echézeaux, but with finesse, this Grand Vin will seduce you with its aromas of cherries and a touch of liquorice and mineral. The palate is medium-bodied and intense with a structure that grabs the palate, all with extreme finesse. Pair with red tuna, sweetbread and beef rib.

Press reviews

Burghound.com

- 91 points -

April 2022 (Vintage 2020)

Very generous wood definitely pushes the overtly spicy aromas of roasted plum, cassis and discreet floral hints to the background. The wood extends to the palate as well on the suave, round and mouth coating big-bodied and powerful flavors that terminate in a more complex and longer finale. This is presently pretty woody and will require time to fully integrate the oak.

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Vinous

94-96

Neal Martin, December 2021 (Vintage 2020)

The 2020 Grands-Echézeaux Grand Cru has a nicely-detailed bouquet: mulberry, crushed stone, rose petal and light bergamot aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannins, taut and fresh with a slightly chalky-textured but quite persistent finish. I admire the tension here and the length - a noble

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