Grands Echezeaux Georges Noellat 2022 (750ML)

95-97 Points, Neal Martin, Vinous: "The 2022 Grands Echézeaux Grand Cru is aged in 80% new oak and was completely de-stemmed. It has a very floral bouquet, violets permeating the intense black fruit, becoming even more floral with aeration. And yet, it is a little distant, implying that it will require considerable bottle age. The medium-bodied palate offers sappy black fruit with fine tannins, satin-like in terms of texture. But the finish has a sense of linearity and strictness, so it's not an opulent Grands Echézeaux. Afford this several years in bottle. Superb. (Drink between 2029-2060)" 01/24

96-98 Points, Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy: "A heady purple colour, still very youthful. The Grands Echezeaux has a greater weight of fruit while the Echezeaux deals more in nuance. Voluminous, in a very good way, nothing heavy, then a moment where the minerals emerge, then a little more oak to finish. Still on its journey but I think the potential is superb." 11/23

92-95 Points, Allen Meadows, Burghound: "This possesses the most floral nose in the range with its wonderfully spicy, even exotic, red berry fruit aromas. The dense, powerful and tautly muscular large-scaled flavors also brim with dry extract that helps to buffer the very firm yet relatively fine-grained tannins shaping the dusty, moderately austere and beautifully complex finale. This is quite classy and while the Ech and the VRBM are lovely, there's an extra dimension here. (Drink starting 2034)" 01/24