The wood is more prominent and it presently is strong enough to fight somewhat with the otherwise pretty and overtly spicy aromas of red currant, cherry and lavender. The supple and seductively textured medium-bodied flavors, like several of the wines in the range, immediately tighten up on the balanced and sneaky persistent finish that really fans out as it sits on the palate.

The 2015 Echézeaux Grand Cru displays a thick veneer of new oak on the nose that obscures the terroir expression at the moment. There is also a touch of reduction. The palate is medium-bodied with gritty tannin, masculine and obdurate, grippy but lacking a countervailing grace. Perhaps that grace will return with bottle age, but I am not as optimistic as I was when tasting from barrel. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.