Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2012
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The 2012 Grands Echézeaux was picked on September 22, 24 and 25, at 27 hectoliters per hectare. Compared to the Echézeaux the nose is more demure, perhaps more refined, does not feel the urge to "put it all out" as it were. Reticent is the word - yet the precision and delineation is undeniable. The palate is medium-bodied with very supple tannin, here a mixture of red and black fruit, a little broodier and more introspective than its "cousin" but with greater persistence in the mouth. It unfurls on the finish: hints of dry tobacco and cedar, leaving you with the impression of a "masculine" Grands Echézeaux, one built for the long haul. 987 cases produced.
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Jasper Morris
Medium deep colour, not the clearest. A light herbaceous touch to the nose, in a way that pleases me but will not suit everybody. This wine clearly does show the distinction of grand cru, but how much intensity? Now some chocolate touches show on the nose. Need to spend time here. The greener aspect is more pronounced than expected, with cherry linctus behind. Very long indeed though! Currently a slightly contradictory wine. Keep a little longer for resolution.
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