Marchand & Tawse, Echezeaux Size:6x750ml

Marchand & Tawse, Echezeaux Size:6x750ml(from Les Treux and Rouge du Bas). A brooding if attractively perfumed nose features spicy notes of plum, dark raspberry and soft wood spice. The round and velvet textured flavors possess good volume and reasonable concentration though the lingering finish seems a bit flat and dull. There appears to be good underlying material so this could well come together, especially because the one thing that the 2017 vintage doesnt lack is energy. (89 91) 2029+

youthfully austere and lingering finale where a similar hint of bitter zest appears

Chardonnay

with muscular tannins

rounded tannins

a few sites succumbed to fortunately noble rot

This is firmly structured and very classy – in sum

opulent finish

linear and precise finish

and twice in 2016

but will hold in the cellar a bit

leading to a long if somewhat restrained finish

The equally pure and refined middle weight flavors possess an almost pungent minerality while offering fine depth and sneaky good length