Domaine de la Romanee-Conti Echezeaux Grand Cru 2022

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Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Échezeaux Grand Cru 2022

Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Échezeaux Grand Cru 2022 comes from what is, for many, the most legendary producer in Burgundy. DRC, based in Vosne-Romanée, cultivates 4.67 hectares in Échezeaux, mainly in the Les Poulaillères sector, on limestone and marl soils that produce a Pinot Noir of enormous finesse and depth. 2022 was hot and dry, balanced by rainfall in the summer. The vines produced grapes in excellent health, with generous yields but exceptional quality. A year that combined concentration, aromatic purity and great elegance.

Vinification: The vines, cultivated organically and using biodynamic practices, are managed with very low yields. Manual harvest, with rigorous selection. Vinified in open vats, with gentle treading and long maceration. This is followed by prolonged ageing in French oak barrels, with a high proportion of new wood, preserving the character of the terroir and the silky texture.

Tasting notes: More accessible in its youth than other Grand Crus from the estate, but without losing complexity. The nose reveals pure red fruits (strawberries, raspberries, cherries), notes of wild strawberries, fine herbs and a touch of earthiness and mild spices. On the palate, it is medium-bodied, tense and precise, with high acidity, fine, firm tannins, a silky texture and a long, mineral and very fragrant finish - a cult Burgundy with ageing potential for fifteen or more years.

Grape varieties: 100% Pinot Noir

Wine Type: Red Wine
Format: 0,75L
Vintage: 2022
Country: France
The highest scoring: Jancis Robinson 18 to 19.5
Robert Parker: 94
Wine Spectator: 95
Jancis Robinson: 19
Decanter: 96
Vinious: 95

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Mid smudgy crimson. Sweeter smelling and more red-fruited than the Corton. Less floral. A firm grip in the tannins, more evident grain and resistance. But as it opens, it becomes a darker and more intriguing wine, with hidden riches and the whole-bunch influence starts to lift from the glass giving this a lighter touch than I at first thought. A chameleon in the glass with a touch of spice at the very end.

The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's Pinot Noir harvest concluded on 11-12 September with the 2022 Échézeaux Grand Cru, a fleshy and expressive wine that bursts with aromas of sweet dark berries and cherries mingled with notions of incense, orange zest, exotic spices and peonies. Medium to full-bodied, ripe and flamboyant, with a layered, juicy core of fruit, it concludes with a broad, sapid finish.

The initial attack of the 2022 Echézeaux charms with forward, high-toned aromas of cherry fruit and violets. The wine has less weight than some in this cellar, but there is a rewarding freshness and elegance. With time, it takes on the substance to carry the wine to a lingering finish, albeit with a bit less aplomb than the sweet fruit initially promised. The wine should be approachable before many from this domaine, given its ethereal style and lighter body, and will doubtless hold for another 25 years. 23,593 bottles produced in 2022.

The 2022 Echézeaux Grand Cru is absolutely exquisite, not to mention a significant step up in the range. Impossibly silky tannins and deep, penetrating aromatics give the Echézeaux its seductive personality. Medium in body and polished, with phenomenal balance, the Echézeaux shows how compelling the vintage is. There is no heaviness at all, nor any sign of a growing season marked by severe heat and drought.

Echézeaux is expressive, opulent even, its cherry and raspberry fruit shaded by sandalwood. Fresh and harmonious, it firms up on the finish.

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