Echezeaux is a Burgundy Grand Cru
vineyard in the commune of Flagey-Echezeaux, located between Vosne-Romanee,
Vougeot and Chambolle-Musigny. There are two Grand Crus in the commune,
Echezeaux and Grands Echezeaux, and these are the only appellations in that
commune (ie no Flagey-Echezeaux AOC), as the other vineyards are also part of
Vosne-Romanee. Of the two, Grands Echezeaux is considered the better Grand Cru,
being less divided, with 21 owners, rather than the 80 in Echezeaux (cf Clos de
Vougeot, also 80 something owners). I had only met Echezeaux in Hong Kong so
far, and tasted only two, the wine above and a Henri Jayer bottle from the 1980
vintage. Both are very fine wines indeed, with the Jayer bottle the subject of
an earlier blog.
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