Domaine de la Romanée Conti, Echezeaux Grand Cru 2013

robert_parker93

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2013 Echézeaux Grand Cru has a pure bouquet with minerally blackberry and raspberry scents, plus a light marine influence. The palate is surprisingly concentrated considering the growing season, thanks to it being the last vineyard picked on October 12 and the super-low yields of 16 hectoliters per hectare. It is endowed with impressive weight matched with a fine thread of acidity. There is a gentle grip in the mouth, but with the volume you might expect in a Richebourg on the finish. This is very promising - a quite ambitious Echézeaux in the making.

robert_parker92

Reviewed by: Neal Martin

The 2013 Echézeaux Grand Cru was picked on October 12 and the following day (in the afternoon, if you want specifics!). Cropped at 15.5 hectoliters per hectare, the lowest of all the domaine's 2013s, it has a fragrant Morello cherry, crushed strawberry-scented bouquet that is precise and nicely focused, if lacking the horsepower of a more benevolent growing season. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp red cherry and strawberry fruit on the entry. Fresh and poised, I am impressed by the weight shown on the mid-palate, so much so that you might be deceived into mistaking it for the Grands Echézeaux or even the Richebourg, albeit on a less scale. There is just a dash of spice towards the finish as it gently fans out and leaves you satisfied. "A quite ambitious Echézeaux in the making," I remarked out of barrel. I would not alter that view now that this lovely Echézeaux is in bottle. Production is 715 cases. Tasted February 2016.

vinous94

Reviewed by: Antonio Galloni

Introverted and compact, the 2013 Échézeaux nevertheless possesses remarkable depth. In this vintage, the Échézeaux feels quite ripe and intense, but there is plenty of underlying structure as well. Today, there is an almost exotic quality to the fruit.

vinous90

Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

Deep medium red. Liqueur-like ripeness to the aromas of raspberry and earth. Fatter and sweeter than the Corton, with the wine's very ripe red fruit notes complicated by mocha and an element of vegetal underbrush. Finishes with slightly drying tannins and a faint green edge. An awkward showing today.

vinous92

Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

Good dark red. Aromas of raspberry, coffee and mocha, plus a whiff of noble vegetility. On the soft side for this wine, showing very good but not outstanding depth to its mocha and licorice flavors. Not a particularly sweet style. Finishes with a tannic edge. The 2012 Echézeaux will offer more early pleasure.

vinous92

Reviewed by: Stephen Tanzer

Good dark red. Aromas of raspberry, coffee and mocha, plus a whiff of noble vegetility. On the soft side for this wine, showing very good but not outstanding depth to its mocha and licorice flavors. Not a particularly sweet style. Finishes with a tannic edge. The 2012 Echézeaux will offer more early pleasure.