Echezeaux Grand Cru Cuvée Jean-Luc Bissey 2018158th Hospices De Beaune Wine Auction on the 18th November 2018 Vintage Report 2018 is a beautiful vintage for red wines a year which could have been too much of a good thing, with a risk of over ripeness. However Ludivine Griveau has judged the picking dates exactly right and she also took the crucial step of employing the sorting tables to eliminate any grapes which were beginning to show signs of shrivelling. The result is a series of fine,

Tasted blind as a vintage comparison at the Valandraud vertical

Reduction masks the fruit and if for some crazy reason you're tempted to try a bottle of this young be sure to decant it first

Grape Variety: Cabernet Franc 54%

the palate has a quiet intensity with loads of subtle layers and a well-poised frame of soft

but I hope there is more personality and terroir expression that will develop in the future

it appears broody to begin

The palate is full-bodied with an almost viscous opening

the nose being powerful

but very spicy and peppery towards the persistent finish

This has a soft and refined

It will need three or four years in bottle

10% Cinsault and Counoise