A complete elegant wine playing ripe cherry and berry flavor against the toasty vanilla overtones of oak it's round and smooth opening out into a lovely finish. Persistent and harmonious. Almost drinkable now but better after 1993.

The Echezeaux is one of the best examples of this wine the domaine has made recently. Deep in color (darker actually than the 1985) this wine has an exotic intense bouquet of plums oriental spices oak and berry fruit. It is as one would expect the most forward of their wines but I would still not opt for opening it until 1993-1994. This is among the few superstars of this vintage but the 1986 is not for drinking soon-patience is most definitely required.