Winemaker Notes
The wild berries, with intense blackcurrant and lively raspberry, reveal the full splendor of this carefully selected Pinot Noir, while subtle sweet and spicy aromas emerge, culminating in a moment of silence where harmony, power, finesse, and purity blend into a precious, complex expression that perfectly reflects the site’s scale and elevates the grandeur of the grape.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Spectator
Ripe, plump and juicy, boasting cherry, strawberry, floral, incense and spice aromas and flavors, this red ticks all of the pleasure boxes. Supple and harmonious, with the requisite acidity and firm tannins to evolve over the next two decades. Shows superb energy, complexity and persistence. Best from 2029 through 2048. 10 cases imported.
Thin-skinned, finicky and temperamental, Pinot Noir is also one of the most rewarding grapes to grow and remains a labor of love for some of the greatest vignerons in Burgundy. Fairly adaptable but highly reflective of the environment in which it is grown, Pinot Noir prefers a cool climate and requires low yields to achieve high quality. Outside of France, outstanding examples come from in Oregon, California and throughout specific locations in wine-producing world. Somm Secret—André Tchelistcheff, California’s most influential post-Prohibition winemaker decidedly stayed away from the grape, claiming “God made Cabernet. The Devil made Pinot Noir.”
Claiming the two famous Grand Crus, Echezeaux and Grands Echezeaux, the identity of this village, Flagey-Echezeaux, rides predominantly on the glory of those two crus. All of the village or Premier Cru status vineyards in Flagey-Echezeaux market themselves under the name of their neighbor, Vosne-Romanée.
Echezeaux Pinot noir tends be light, bright and full of finesse, whereas those of Grands Echezeaux typically have more heft and complexity.