This red is intense yet also very graceful, lending a combination of elegance and power. The firm structure keeps this defined, as the cherry, strawberry, floral and oak spice flavors evolve on the palate. Long and mouthwatering. Best from 2022 through 2037. 25 cases imported.??–BS??Region: France / Burgundy / Grands Echézeaux Select to Add

The 2017 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru is one of the highlights of the Bichot range, wafting from the glass with aromas of smoked meats, cassis, rich soil and creamy new oak. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, ample and layered, with rich structuring tannins, nice flesh at the core and juicy balancing acids.

The 2016 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru, which comes from two parcels, was picked on 23 September and matured with 40% new oak. It has a clean, focused, almost conservative bouquet that gradually opens with aeration, very pure with crushed strawberry and Morello scents, rose petals and a hint of dried fig. The palate is medium-bodied with fine definition, quite structured (more like a Richebourg) with good grip if not enormous complexity on the finish.

The 2015 Grand Echézeaux Grand Cru has a little more horsepower on the nose vis-a-vis the Echézeaux, with copious red cherries, kirsch, blueberry and hints of violets coming through with aeration. The palate is smooth and sensual on the entry, quite plush in style but with very well-judged acidity. With impressive tension from start to finish, this is a Grands Echézeaux with the class of some of the more illustrious practitioners of this vineyard and it should easily age over the next 20-25 years without problem.