Coquard Loison-Fleurot Echézeaux Grand Cru 2020

97 points CellarTracker.com community score.

94-96 points Neal Martin (Vinous): "The 2020 Echézeaux Grand Cru offers real intensity on the nose, quite powerful with pure dark cherries, cassis, crushed violet and blood orange. Stylistically, this is not unlike Thomas Collardot’s good friend, Sébastien Cathiard’s in style. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red fruit, fine acidity, veins of blood orange and a pinch of sea salt. Lovely structure and focus on the finish. Excellent - this is an Echézeaux from the top drawer. Drink: 2026-2050. (Dec 2021)"

92-95 points Jasper Morris, MW (Inside Burgundy): "23 barrels – lucky man! Inky purple black, in colour. Starts a bit blockbuster for Echezeaux, then refines somewhat. Still, this is not for the fainthearted. Quite firm tannins but ripe enough. Decent weight behind, but this is still unresolved. A few blackberries though predominantly red fruit. 13.8% alcohol. Note that the malolactic for this wine was fairly late, taking place in the summer. (Nov 2021)"

92-95 points/'Don't miss!' Allen Meadows (Burghound): "(from a large 1.33 ha holding in Les Treux, En Orveau and Les Poulaillères). A wonderfully expressive and broad-ranging nose displays notes of black cherry and raspberry coulis, spice, violet and sandalwood. The exceptionally rich and unusually full-bodied flavors brim with dry extract while exhibiting excellent power on the mouth coating, balanced and complex finale that goes on and on. I very much like the outstanding persistence and this is an impressive Ech. Drink: 2035+. (Jan 2022)"

93-94 points/'Very Fine,' Steen Öhman (Winehog): "The Echezeaux comes from several different lieux-dits, with Poulaillères, Treux and Orveaux each contributing. In total, Coquard owns around 1.3 ha of Echezeaux, although some is used in the Vosne 1er cru, as mentioned above. The domaine is one of the largest owners of Echezeaux, which is quite suitable for a producer located in Flagey-Echezeaux. The wine is generous and lively, with fine floral notes and a vivid mid-palate. It’s cool, intense, and very seductive. Well done! Drink from 2033. (10/21/21)"