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2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Echézeaux

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

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As usual, winemaker Michel Mallard guided me through the latest releases from Domaine d’Eugénie, though this time he was joined by Frédéric Engerer, who heads up the properties under François Pinault’s Artemis Group. "We went twice in the vineyard," Mallard told me. "We did some green harvest in July and then three weeks before picking as there were some vines with 13 and 14 bunches. There were berries that were pink and green, so we eradicated these too. We started the picking on 2 September and finished on 9 September. The maximum alcohol is on Clos Vougeot 13.7%. We continue to use no SO2 during the alcoholic fermentation." These wines are now beginning to really show that intangible known as "soul" and these 2018s are some of the best that I have encountered from d’Eugénie since it rose from Domaine Engel back in the mid-noughties. Part of the reason is Mallard’s judicious use of whole bunch. There was some discussion between Mallard and Engerer about exactly how much is optimal (of course, it is an alien concept back at Latour) although I opined that I think Mallard got it just right. These 2018s show more character and intellect that those I was tasted a few years ago and are worth seeking out.