Description
Arden Fine Wines in London offers DRC Grands Échezeaux 1957.
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The Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC) Grands Échézeaux is a highly sought-after Grand Cru red Burgundy.
The Grands Échezeaux vineyard produces is a 3.53-hectare parcel.
You can expect typical aromas of red and black fruits, such as cherries and raspberries, along with floral notes, earth, and spices.
As the wine ages, it evolves into more complex notes of musk, leather, fur, and mushroom.
The wine presents a harmonious balance of fruit, acidity, and refined tannins.
Wines from Grands Échezeaux typically command a higher price and exhibit greater complexity and structure.
In comparison to DRC’s Échezeaux cuvée, the wine from Grands Échezeaux generally presents more complexity and harmony.
DRC Grands Échezeaux showcases extraordinary ageing potential, requiring you to wait at least four to five years.
DRC Grands Échezeaux 1957
The 1957 Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Échezeaux is a rare and highly prized Burgundy red wine, though experts consider the 1957 vintage to have been a challenging year in Burgundy overall.
Challenging weather marked the 1957 vintage in Burgundy, with a cool and rainy growing season, which resulted in tight wines with pronounced acidity.
However, they credit this acidity with preserving the wines over many decades.
For Grands Échezeaux, some tasters have found the wine to be remarkably concentrated and youthful after many years.
The wine’s colour displays a mature, light to medium ruby, with brick-like or orange hues.
The aromas can include classic Vosne spice box, red fruit, cooked mushroom, and earthy notes.
Some tasters have also noted green or caramelised aromas.
The palate presents a delicate, elegant, and harmonious experience, with notes of red fruit, earth, and spices.
In 1957, the winery produced 9,120 bottles of DRC Grands Échezeaux 1957.
