2023 Echezeaux du Dessus, Cuvee 1949, Jean-Marc Millot

Firm reduction overshadows the underlying fruit today. More interesting are the delicious if not especially dense middle weight flavors that do possess a sleeker but not more concentrated, mouthfeel while exhibiting good length on the firm, youthfully austere and lingering finale that would also benefit from developing better depth. While it may well change with bottle aging, at present this does not appear to necessarily be more qualitative than the regular cuvée in 2023. ~ (92) Allen Meadows, Burghound 1-10-2025