Mugneret Gibourg Echezeaux Grand Cru 2016

Mugneret Gibourg Echezeaux Grand Cru 2016

spiced meat and crushed-flower-like aromas and flavors

There is a touch of sous bois now present on the otherwise highly spiced and fully secondary aromas that possess plenty of earth

and although this was not the same caliber as the previous perfect example

Here too the middle weight flavors possess a highly seductive texture thanks to the velvety mouth feel that continues onto the serious

Tawny ports are aged in wood from essentially a solera system for the number of years indicated on the bottle

honeycomb and antique furniture

and tannic

The still very firm and backward middle weight plus flavors possess both excellent mid-palate density and plenty of minerality that carries over to the hugely long finish that is impeccably well-balanced

and new oak

elegant and seamless feel on the palate

11% Cabernet Franc and 8% Petit Verdot

and an almost Graves-like scorched earth character