Grands Echézeaux, Domaine d'Eugénie 2012

**Note: from a .50 ha parcel with vines that range from 20 to 60 years of age with the average being about 25 years old; vinified with 33% whole clusters**
There is relatively strong reduction dominating the nose at present so if you're going to open a bottle young in the interest of science I would advise decanting it for 30 minutes or so first. There is a wonderful sense of energy to the detailed and overtly powerful broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration before culminating in a focused and strikingly persistent finish. Grands Echézeaux is often a robust wine but this effort is quite refined as the tannins are again gorgeously fine and perfectly well integrated. However, note well that just because the tannins are fine does not mean that they are not dense and this will require plenty of cellaring to arrive at its full peak. Note that my score assumes the reduction will dissipate with time in bottle.

**Note: from a .50 ha parcel with vines that range from 20 to 60 years of age with the average being about 25 years old; vinified with 33% whole clusters**
This is substantially less expressive with its somber and restrained aromas of dried rose petal, anise, clove, sandalwood and freshly turned earth. There is a wonderful sense of energy to the detailed and overtly powerful broad-shouldered flavors that possess excellent mid-palate concentration before culminating in a focused and strikingly persistent finish. Grands Echézeaux is often a robust wine but this effort is quite refined as the tannins are again gorgeously fine and perfectly well integrated. However, note well that just because the tannins are fine does not mean that they are not dense and this will require plenty of cellaring to arrive at its full peak.