A seductive and structured Grand Cru from the upper slopes of Echézeaux, this wine delivers deep aromas of amarena cherry, rose petals, and bitter chocolate. Rich, creamy, and powerfully mineral, it balances intensity with finesse thanks to supple tannins and organic vineyard practices. Aged in up to 60% new oak and built for longevity, this is a Pinot Noir of impressive depth and elegance.

Jamessuckling.com | JS 95
Published: Jul 24, 2022

The deep nose of amarena cherry, red roses and bitter chocolate pulls you into this rich, creamy and very concentrated Echezeaux. The tannins build impressively as this flows over the palate, the intense minerality neatly compensating for the low acidity and powering the long, structured finish. Needs some time for all this to completely integrate, but no doubt about the quality. From an almost 1-hectare plot in the upper section of this famous site. From organically grown grapes. Drinkable now, but best from 2024.

Jamessuckling.com | D 95
Published: Jan 3, 2022

Produced from a third of a hectare in En Orveaux, the Bouchard Echézeaux from domaine fruit is positively lovely (and a step up from the one produced with purchased fruit). The texture has admirable density but no heaviness; there is an elegance and finesse, even in this hot year, that is very refreshing. This wine has a particularly forward, ripe, plummy fruit with a marvellous nuance of earthy, savoury and spicy notes. This delightful wine will age for at least twenty years.
Closure: Cork
Body: Medium
Oak: Lightly Oaked
Grapes: 100% Pinot Noir / Pinot Nero

The Wine Advocate | RP 92-94
Published: Jan 20, 2022

The 2020 Echézeaux Grand Cru offers up aromas of plums and cherries mingled with exotic spices, licorice and rose petals. Full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, its broad and textural attack segues into an ample core of fruit, framed by supple tannins and lively acids, before concluding with a long, perfumed finish.

Technical director Frédéric Weber and his team have realized another fine vintage chez Bouchard Père & Fils, beginning harvest on 19 August and sorting to remove dehydrated berries. The vineyards fared well despite a significant hydric deficit, testimony to viticulture that's among the best of the big houses; indeed, organic conversion is underway, and canopies are now hedged to 1.30 meters, around 30 centimeters higher than the classic low rognage that still predominates along the Côte—forward-thinking innovations that will no doubt find imitators in short order among other big players. In any case, the resulting wines have turned out beautifully, with alcohols in the region of 13% to 13.5% and lower pHs than in 2019. Vibrant, intensely colored and beautifully balanced, there are plenty of cuvées here that I'd be delighted to own. White wines chez Bouchard, readers should note, are bottled under DIAM closures.

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TASTING NOTE: Intense aromas of red fruit and spices entwined with oaky hints. This wine is a perfect marriage of the elegance of its terroir and the power of its Grand Cru standing. Very good ageing potential.

FOOD/WINE PAIRING: Roasts or meat dishes in sauce, medium-flavoured cheeses.

SERVING TEMPERATURE: Between 17C to 18C

AGEING POTENTIAL: 10 years and more

MATURING: 12 to 14 months in French oak, with 45 to 60% new oak.

AGEING: The cellars located in the Bastions of the ancient Chateau de Beaune offer ideal ambient conditions. Thanks to their natural hygrometry and constant temperatures, the Grands Crus enjoy from their first youth an environment that is perfectly adapted to tranquil ageing.

GRAPE VARIETY: Pinot Noir

SOIL OF THE APPELATION: Limestone and clay with stones