Tasted blind at the Burgundy 2011 horizontal tasting in Beaune. I like this nose on the Grands Echézeaux 2011 from Bichot. It is open and unpretentious, detailed and focused with crisp raspberry and crushed strawberry scents, stony underneath with touches of sous-bois. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp and taut tannins. It does not quite deliver the promise of the nose, though there is a pleasant fleshiness and vitality here. Tightly coiled at the moment, give this two or three years in the cellar.

Aromatic, offering floral, cherry, strawberry and spice notes that persist through the long finish. Elegant and focused, with spice details echoing on the aftertaste. Best from 2016 through 2024. 75 cases made, 10 cases imported.??–BS??Region: France / Burgundy / Grands Echézeaux Select to Add