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The 2016 Holiday Auction, Part I
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"The 2009 Echezeaux is like silk on the palate. It is an intense, enveloping wine that fills out nicely with time in the glass, showing lovely juiciness and integrity. The fruit flows through beautifully to the well-balanced, persistent finish. Tasted again 30 minutes after opening the wine acquires an explosive, full-bodied personality that is hard to resist. This is a highly satisfying, harmonious Burgundy . . . . I tasted these wines with Bernard Gros in his underground tasting room, which is part batcave and part piano bar. Towards the end of a long day, a change of pace from the frigid cellars of Burgundy was quite welcome. Bernard Gros harvested on the early side in 2009 . . . . The fruit was completely destemmed and yields were around 40 hectoliters per hectare. Cuvaison lasted 10-12 days. After debourbage the wines were racked into new oak barrels. Gros left the wines on their fine lees for 12 months, and did some batonnnage pre-malo."
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"The 2009 Echezeaux is like silk on the palate. It is an intense, enveloping wine that fills out nicely with time in the glass, showing lovely juiciness and integrity. The fruit flows through beautifully to the well-balanced, persistent finish. Tasted again 30 minutes after opening the wine acquires an explosive, full-bodied personality that is hard to resist. This is a highly satisfying, harmonious Burgundy . . . . I tasted these wines with Bernard Gros in his underground tasting room, which is part batcave and part piano bar. Towards the end of a long day, a change of pace from the frigid cellars of Burgundy was quite welcome. Bernard Gros harvested on the early side in 2009 . . . . The fruit was completely destemmed and yields were around 40 hectoliters per hectare. Cuvaison lasted 10-12 days. After debourbage the wines were racked into new oak barrels. Gros left the wines on their fine lees for 12 months, and did some batonnnage pre-malo."
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The world's most influential fine-wine producer and the benchmark for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne and the Rhone. Its appellation (AOC) system codifies geography, grape and method, and its wines set the global standard for age-worthiness and terroir expression.
Produces the world's most revered Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from a mosaic of tiny, terroir-defined climats. Its hierarchy of village, Premier Cru and Grand Cru vineyards makes site the ultimate expression of quality.
2009 in Burgundy was warm and sunny, producing ripe, rich and generous reds of hedonistic charm and supple tannins; the whites are opulent but can lack acidity, making them best enjoyed relatively young.
A thin-skinned, terroir-sensitive red producing perfumed, silky and elegant wines of red-berry fruit and earthy complexity. It reaches its apogee in Burgundy.