Description
DRC Échézeaux 2005 from Arden Fine Wines in London.
Échezeaux is a Grand Cru vineyard for red wine in the Côte de Nuits subregion of Burgundy, with Pinot noir as the main grape variety.
It is located within the commune of Flagey-Echézeaux on a strip of land between the territory of the communes Vosne-Romanée, Vougeot, and Chambolle-Musigny.
It borders the Clos de Vougeot vineyard and its wall, as well as:
- Grands Échezeaux in the east
- Chambolle-Musigny vineyards in the north
- some Vosne-Romanée vineyards in the west
- and the Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru vineyard Les Suchots in the south.
Grands Échezeaux borders on Clos de Vougeot and its wall in the east and north, and on Échezeaux in the west and south.
Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Échezeaux:
- Grape variety: Pinot noir
- Vineyard holding: 4.67 hectares (11.5 acres)
- Average age of vines: 32 years
- Average production: 1,340 cases
- In 2005, they produced 16,313 bottles of Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Échezeaux
Critics widely consider the 2005 vintage one of the best for this specific bottling, highlighting its unusual density and power.
Wine enthusiasts celebrate it for its purity of fruit and structured elegance, typical of the exceptional 2005 Burgundy vintage.
DRC Échézeaux 2005 tasted by Allen Meadows / Burghound
“The soaring nose of spicy cassis, black cherry and violets this displayed from cask has now become very reserved and brooding, merging into rich, full and utterly delicious flavours that possess a beguiling texture and unusually fine tannins compared to what I typically see with the Ech.
This is a big wine by any measure with excellent mid-palate density and superb length.
Really good stuff and as the “value” play in the DRC line-up, one to strongly consider because it surpasses its normal quality level by more than a fair margin in 2005.
Drink: 2020+.
Score: 94.”
