A discreet touch of wood sets off the gorgeously floral, ripe and wonderfully spicy nose of red currant, menthol, black cherry and cassis aromas. There is impressive volume and richness to the naturally sweet, silky and mouth coating medium weight flavors that are shaped by fine-grained tannins on the firm, complex, balanced and strikingly persistent finale that really fans out as it lingers on the palate. This wine continues to make really impressive progress.

The Echézeaux was picked on 10-11 September, yet had less obvious ripeness than the Corton, picked more than a week before. The aromas include blackberry, tea, and earth, along with a bit of menthol from using whole clusters in the fermentation. The texture is firm, lean, and somewhat ungenerous, but the tannins draw the wine out to a longer finish than the Corton, and there is still potential for improvement.