Maison Louis Jadot, Grands Echezeaux 2010

95-97 / 100 Robert Parker
The 2010 Grands Echezeaux shows significantly more energy and floral lift than the Echezeaux. Spices, mint, flowers and graphite are some of the notes that develop in the glass, adding considerable depth and richness to the fruit. Layers of fruit build to the explosive, dazzling finish. This is breathtaking juice. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2035. I tasted an amazing range of 2010 reds at Jadot with long-term winemaker Jacques Lardiere and his successor Frederic Barnier. In order to make this large section of the report easier to read, I have broken up the wines into the Cote de Beaune and Cote de Nuits. Lardiere and Barnier told me they were quite worried about the prospects for the harvest upon their return from summer vacations in August, but the year was saved by a perfect September. Yields are down 25-50% because of the frost and cold weather earlier in the year, but overall quality is very high. Lardiere and Barnier also noted that early on it appeared that there would be a wide gap in quality between the Cote de Beaune and the Cote de Nuits, but over time that gap narrowed to some extent. Still, there is little question the vintage was more challenging in the Cote de Beaune because of a rainier summer and overall higher precipitation throughout the year.
Wine Advocate #199 Feb 2012

92-95 / 100 Allen Meadow
A stunningly complex nose of black fruit, warm earth, game and a plethora of spice notes gives way to broad-shouldered, powerful and overtly muscular flavors that are firm and intense but not rustic as the compact tannins are more than well-buffered by the plenitude of dry extract on the mouth coating, explosive and hugely persistent finish. This is robust but in a sleek and athletic fashion rather than that of a sumo wrestler.
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