Dominique Laurent Grands-Echezeaux Grande Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 skus_30264816 the vineyards benefit from exposures

the vineyards benefit from exposures ranging from east to south and southwest and the wine comes mainly from marly limestone soils

succulent and plump

colored and dense tear

Perfect with seafood

" exposed to the southeast and suggesting its illumination from early morning through late afternoon

Dominique Laurent Grands-Echezeaux Grande Cuvee Vieilles Vignes 2016 skus_30264816 the vineyards benefit from exposuresBright ruby. Much darker and less expressive on the nose than the Bonnes Mares, with dark berry and licorice notes dominating. Then juicy, spicy and quite tight, even imploded, in the early going, offering penetrating flavors of blackberry, licorice, violet, bitter chocolate and crushed stone. This wine is almost too concentrated and will need extended bottle aging to express itself. The tannins are tight and firm but not hard.