Domaine Georges Noëllat, Grands Échezeaux 2013

290.00 €

Minimum call
This lot was part of our auction «Summer auction 2021» on 01.08.2021.
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Domaine Georges Noëllat, Grands Échezeaux, 2013

1 x 0.750L
Burgundy
perfect
perfect
into neck
none
92-94 / 100 Robert Parker
The 2013 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru is matured entirely in new oak like the Echézeaux, although this was entirely destemmed. It has a perfumed bouquet that is more nuanced and complex than the Echézeaux: very fine delineation and more expressive mineralité. The palate is medium-bodied with filigree tannin and a feminine touch. There is plenty of tension here, plenty of mineral tones with a long and sensual finish. This is sheer class, although I believe young Maxime will make even better in the future. Alas, poor Maxime Chuerlin was having "car trouble" when I arrived at his winery in Vosne, though his stagiaire was on hand to take me through the wines in his family's living room, whose patio doors look out over the most prestigious vines possibly in the world. In fact, the young stagiaire and I embarked on an interesting exchange about Bordeaux and Burgundy since her family owns a very famous Saint Emilion Cru Classé. It was easy to tell that the experience had opened her eyes. Back to the wines and Maxime's 2013s were picked October 6-10 and were completely destemmed apart from 20% whole bunch fruit in the Echézeaux. As I remarked in last year's report, I think Maxime is a huge talent, someone destined for stardom. At the same time, I found some of the application of new oak on the "smaller" wines a little excessive and occasionally blurred the nuances between vineyards when there was no need. His fruit is good enough to not require that level of new oak, though on the Grand Crus it is assimilated better and did not impede the character of the wine. The 2012 provided more substance to support that level of new oak, but the 2013 was an entirely different matter and more prudence might have benefited the wines. Still, I enjoyed many of these "babies" and look forward to tasting his 2014s. Hopefully by then he would have made it back home.
216, The Wine Advocate
92 / 100 Allen Meadow
A brooding but beautifully layered nose features spiced plum, red raspberry and exotic tea notes. The powerful, concentrated and exceptionally rich broad-shouldered flavors possess plenty of muscle as the dense but fineof muscle andll of which are cellarings full apogee.ry firm effort will requirethe context of the appellation, all wrappe mouth coating tannins will require up to decade to completely resolve even though I suspect that it will be approachable in its youth. This is not especially complex at present but I like this harmonious effort anyway.
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