2014 Echezeaux
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(from Les Champs Traversins, a very cool lieu-dit in the combe ; aging in 60% new oak): Bright, dark red-ruby. Ineffable noble aromas of blackberry, pepper, spices, menthol and licorice are lifted by a floral topnote. Utterly seamless on the palate, with juicy, penetrating flavors of wild dark berries, violet and mint; there's a pungent cassis note here that reminded me of Cabernet. Firm, building tannins carry the fruit through a long, rising finish. The crop level here was just 17 hectoliters per hectare, according to Gublin. This classy wine will age slowly and gracefully. My favorite red wine at Domaine Prieur this year, as it often is.
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Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
Neal Martin, Wine Advocate
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The 2014 Echézeaux Grand Cru has broody blackberry and boysenberry fruit on the nose, quite stern and backward but gaining more of its voice with aeration. The palate is quite elegant on the entry with sappy red fruit, juicy in the middle with blackberry and a touch of savory fruit coming through on the detailed, quite refined finish. It just needs a little more precision.