2017 Echezeaux Grand Cru Domaine Henri Felettig

Moderate wood and a whisper of menthol frame the red currant, spice and floral scents. Here too there is a lovely sense of energy to the delineated and intense barely medium weight flavors that exude a subtle minerality onto the delicious if mildly woody finale. In sum, this is delicious and complex but a bit light for a grand cru. 2024+

Unfurling in the glass with aromas of sweet raspberries, cherries, licorice and spices, the 2017 Échezeaux Grand Cru is full-bodied, broad and lively, with fine structuring tannins that are largely concealed behind an impressively bright, vibrant core of fruit. This is also showing well, and it's likely to prove a comparatively immediate, front-loaded example of Felettig's lone grand cru.

The 2017 Echézeaux Grand Cru is matured entirely in new oak (two-and-a-half barrels), although unlike the Aux Reignots, I find this much more integrated with the wood, so that the red currant jus and raspberry scents are able to express themselves. The palate is medium-bodied with succulent ripe tannin. There is plenty of energy here, veins of blood orange infusing the vibrant, energetic finish. It will require several years to absorb the oak, but this has great potential.