The top of the estate with the incredible floral notes of Saint-Vivant. Complex on the palate of juniper, bramble, very dark fruits with an enveloping typical of this climate located just under Romanée-Conti. We have seen worse neighborhood.

More brooding and reserved than the Échézeaux that preceded it in the tasting, the 2017 Grands Échézeaux Grand Cru unwinds in the glass with an enticing bouquet of cassis, blackberries, blood orange, exotic spices and musk. On the palate, it’s full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with a more introverted, structured profile than the Échézeaux, its considerable...