Domaine Jacques Prieur Échezeaux Grand Cru 2018

The 2018 Echézeaux Grand Cru, which is completely de-stemmed, has a very intense, almost heady bouquet with layers of black cherry and cassis fruit; a dash of black pepper emerges with time. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent tannins, and very powerful for this vineyard, but it manages to maintain balance. The finish offers great length and satisfying freshness to counterbalance the fruit intensity. This might well be the pick of Prieur’s reds this year. Drinking window: 2024-2048. Score – 93-95. (Neal Martin, vinous.com, Jan. 9, 2020)