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2004 Echezeaux

Wine Details
Place of Origin

France

Burgundy

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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Gilles Jayer told me he started harvesting a week later than most of his neighbors in 2005 and that the yeasts worked quickly. He regards 2005 as a great vintage. A couple of the wines were quite stern in the style of the year, and those that were easier to taste may well close down following the bottling. These wines are often difficult to taste 14 months after the harvest because the malos here are generally late, and the wines remain on their lees until they are assembled and racked for the bottling. Incidentally, although Jayer called 2004 a "classic" vintage last year, in November he described it as "one of my most difficult vintages to make." He told me he prefers the 2001s, which he considers richer in material and better-balanced, with more phenolic maturity. (Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, D.C.) Also recommended: Hautes Cotes de Beaune (86).

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Gilles Jayer considers 2004 to be a classic vintage, "between 2000 and 2001 in character. "The Hautes Cotes de Beaune had just been sulfited a couple of days before my visit, but the rest of the 2004s had been treated in September. Jayer was among the latest pickers in 2003, and his top wines from this vintage are stunning. (Robert Kacher Selections, Washington, D. C. )