Echezeaux Grand Cru 2021

Tasting notes

Pungent stewed orchard fruits smell, black fruits, rosemary, star anise, roasted cocoa beans, hazelnuts and cashew nuts.
Firm mouthfeel with creamy texture creating a round and pleasing entity driven by tension. Superb mineral backbone. A true grand cru, delivering more than expected but which deserves time to show its true potential.

Goes well with: Bazas beef rib-eye, homemade gnocchi with rich tomato and black olive sauce.

Wine Making

The grapes are hand-picked, sorted and vinified with 90% whole grapes. During the 15-day vatting period, between 5 and 7 cap punchings are carried out, as well as pumping over. After pressing, the wines are settled for 2 weeks and put into barrels. 40% of the wine is matured in new barrels and 60% in barrels aged between 1 and 5 years. After 14 months of ageing, the wines are racked into vats, rested for 3 months and bottled without filtering or fining.