• Georges Noëllat
  • Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru

    At a Glance

    • Size: 0.40 ha (0.99 ac)
    • Variety: Pinot Noir
    • Vine Age: Average of 80 years
    • Terroir: Majority from lieu-dit Les Cruots and Vignes Blanches, poor stony topsoil
    • Viticulture: Sustainable, treatments carried out only when necessary.
    • Vinification: 70-100% de-stemmed, 4-8 day cool maceration, 2-3 week ambient yeast fermentation with pump-overs (punch-downs at end of fermentation). Aged 14-20 months in barrels (75-100% new).

    Additional Info

    Vintage 2012 Burghound Issue 53: Here too a background touch of wood highlights the spicier and slightly more complex nose that is otherwise quite similar to that of the Ech. There is good volume and punch to the naturally sweet medium-bodied flavors that are also quite seductively textured before concluding in an impressively complex, balanced and driving finish that displays focused power. This is not a big Grands-Ech but it is beautifully proportioned. (91-93)/2022+