silky tannins provide the backdrop as the 2001 opens up in the glass

glycerol-rich palate of similarly remarkable concentration and allure

with scents of pencil lead and cooked meat infusing the black fruit

This displays enough Nuits character to remain true to the terroir yet there is virtually no rusticity

The 2014 Barolo le Vigne is bright and fruit-forward

Louis Jadot, Echezeaux Vintage:2020 silky tannins provide the backdrop(from Les Rouges du Bas that is worked by horse because it is so steep; occasionally other Echzeaux is added from purchases but in 2018 this is a domaine wine). An exuberantly spicy nose is composed almost exclusively of various very ripe dark berries and exotic tea scents. The finer middle weight flavors arent as powerful though I like the vibrancy on the dusty, raspy and slightly short finish. Because the underlying tannins seem phenolically mature,