Dominique Laurent Grands-Echezeaux Grande Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 skus_30264816 succulent and plump

succulent and plump

Juicy and creamy at the same time

" exposed to the southeast and suggesting its illumination from early morning through late afternoon

16% Cabernet Franc and the rest Petit Verdot

No sourness or bitterness

Dominique Laurent Grands-Echezeaux Grande Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 skus_30264816 succulent and plumpBright ruby. Much darker and less expressive on the nose than the Bonnes Mares, with dark berry and licorice notes dominating. Then juicy, spicy and quite tight, even imploded, in the early going, offering penetrating flavors of blackberry, licorice, violet, bitter chocolate and crushed stone. This wine is almost too concentrated and will need extended bottle aging to express itself. The tannins are tight and firm but not hard.