The 2017 Echézeaux En Orveau comes from a cool microclimate, the last before you reach Musigny, though here the vines face south rather than east on shallow soils. This has a pleasant bouquet, initially quite bashful but gaining intensity in the glass, with crushed stone infusing the dark berry fruit. The palate is medium-bodied, offering sappy red berry fruit, orange peel and a touch of marmalade, and quite grippy toward the back palate. A touch of allspice features on the aftertaste. This should drink nicely over the next two decades. A well-crafted, burly Echézeaux.

Cask sample. Notably light in colour. Delicate but lifted aroma, almost a touch floral. Amazingly smooth and approachable. Open, rich and spicy on the palate. Very hard to give drink dates here, it seems so accessible. (JH)