Champy, Echezeaux Grand Cru

2.5 years since my last bottle. 90 min in the glass helped and additional time is warranted but the subdued fruit up front won me over. Restrained, old world fruit leads into a pleasant well rounded wine. This is in its prime with a decade left.

Start of an all pinot noir tasting blind compared with 2007 domaine serene evenstad reserve. Had this winr for several years bought second hand from Flickinger. This wine tasted older thought at least 20 years old browning on edges but very well balanced nice acidity but not overwhelming and some fruit left. Definitely drink up. The Oregon wine and this were close and i wonder sometimes is it worthwhile the higher premium to pay for these Burgundies

This was purchased for approx $100 and this has exceeded my expectations by a mile. This took about 2 hours to open up in the glass. A 30 min decant would likely be sufficient. The fruit up front is ideal and mid way through to the finish is solid. Nothing disjointed here. This is likely in its prime and should drink well for another 7-10 years. Revisit 2024

Good structure and nice red fruits. A competent effort, but nothing out of the ordinary. Ready to drink without decanting.

Spice, red cherry and some smokey notes. Medium plus finish. SS 91pts.

This bottle stood out among much more reputed Echezeaux producers in an Echezeaux tasting.

Knightsbridge Annual Holiday Burgundy Tasting and Sale (Northbrook, IL) : Tasting, brief note. Wonderful cross-section of cherry aromas with alluring spice. Similar on palate, lacy and elegant. Very impressive.

K&L Top Burgundy Tasting (K&L, San Francisco) : Red licorice, hint VA (blows off), red cherry, slight smoke; medium-bodied, red fruit, cherry, purer/simpler fruit; medium-length finish. 92-93

K&L Hollywood Burgundy Tasting (K&L Wines, Hollywood) : First aroma that comes through is sardines (I was surprised too). Dark berries and chocolate as well. Medium acidity. Light in body. Not bad, but nothing spectacular either.

Dark red color. A really nice rich darker red fruit nose with spice. The palate is jammy. There is adequate acid to allow the wine to finish nicely. Drinking nicely.

Just ok.