2002 Domaine Rene Engel, Echezeaux Grand Cru 1×1.5L

Robert Parker 94

Tasted at the Domaine Engel tasting in London, the 2002 Echezeaux Grand Cru does not quite possess the precision and energy of the 2002 Les Brelees: straight-laced, dark berry fruit, a touch of cola coming through with aeration. It actually improves in the glass, gaining more cohesion and intensity. The palate is well balanced with fine body and sinew. It is bestowed with a wonderful, almost arching structure, possessing a greater frame than the Les Brelees albeit without the same personality and charisma. It is at its peak and at the end of the day, a brilliant Echezeaux in a year when the domaine did no wrong. Tasted October 2016. [Neal Martin, 28/09/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2016-2030