Domaine René Bouvier Echézeaux Grand Cru 2016
Echézeaux Grand Cru AOC
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From a third generation family estate with ambitious intentions comes this stand-out Echézeaux, one of eight revered Grands Crus of Burgundy jewel Vosne Romanée. Small yields, gentle handling and cask ageing create this beautifully nuanced red.
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Wine Details
- Red - Medium Bodied
France- Mid Depth Scarlet
- Pinot Noir
- 10.125 Units
- 13.5% ABV
- 31 December 2030
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Gentle weight with red berries, pepper hints, leafy notes, oak touch
Aroma
Delicate, bright red berries, leaf and earthy hints and oak
The Wine
This is a rare bottle of Bernard Bouvier’s supreme Grand Cru, his Echézeaux, from a year described by the FT as “a seriously delicious vintage”. That’s despite frost damage – 80% of Bouvier’s vines here were damaged by frost. What escaped has produced grapes of superb poise and structure, and fruit for 10+ years’ ageing. Bernard is a third generation winemaker. His grandfather Henri founded the estate in 1910, handing it to son René in 1950. Each generation has added more vines, as they could afford it and as top spots in Gevrey Chambertin, Vosne Romanée, Fixin and Marsannay, as well as the Côte de Nuits, became available. They now have 17 hectares of vines of impressive maturity. All from the En Orveaux vineyard, this is great Burgundy.
This is a rare bottle of Bernard Bouvier’s supreme Grand Cru, his Echézeaux, fro...
Displaying blackberry and redcurrant with leafy hints – a Grand Cru that will reward patience
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