Drunk in Burgundy from a French source, this bottle of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti's 2006 échézeaux Grand Cru was showing extremely well, opening in the glass with aromas of raspberries, cherries, spices and rose petals, framed by a deft patina of high-quality new oak. Full-bodied, voluptuous and layered, it's rich and muscular, with lively acids and plenty of powdery tannin. To my taste, this is still a decade away from maturity, though it is immensely pleasurable to drink now.

Offers fine depth and length, exuding sweet cherry and strawberry flavors, with intensity and better integration of its tannins than the Vosne-Romanée.—Non-blind 2006 DRC tasting (February 2009). Best from 2013 through 2023.??–BS??Region: France / Burgundy / Echézeaux Select to Add