Echezeaux Confuron-Cotetidot 2016 (750ML)

91-94 Points, Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media: "(the estate's vines are situated in the northeast corner of Les Treux, against the Grands-Echézeaux of Domaine d'Eugénie): Bright ruby-red. More medicinal and less relaxed on the nose than the Suchots (like the Lavaut Saint-Jacques, this wine completed its malo in September and was thus farther from being finished in January). Impressively concentrated but youthfully ungiving, conveying a medicinal quality to its flavors of black cherry, dark berries, spices and earth. Quite dry and savory in the early going, with its fruit sweetness under wraps. Finishes with noteworthy length but the granular tannins are tough going today. This extract-rich wine from a severely frosted site needs more élevage to stretch out." 1/18

94 Points, Allen Meadows, Burghound: "The wood is a bit more prominent on the ripe if reserved nose that closely resembles that of the Suchots. The exceptionally rich and lavishly concentrated big-bodied flavors possess a velvety mouthfeel thanks to the almost thick dry extract that serves to also buffer the notably firm tannic spine on the incredibly powerful finish. This won't win any awards for refinement but it is certainly impressive in its fashion. (Drink starting 2033)" 1/18