Echezeaux Grand Cru

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I'm back from the red burgundy tasting. In a sense we did taste 1999 Echezeaux but it wasn't labeled as such. One of the wines was a '99 Bizot Vosne "Premier Cru." The presenter said that it was a blend of grapes from several lots in Echezeaux but the producer felt it didn't quite live up to the standards of a grand cru so didn't label it as Echezeaux which could have commanded a higher price. This Vosne "Premier Cru" selling at this wine shop in NC for $59.99 a bottle was a pleasant wine. I didn't feel it had the attractiveness or complexity of other burgundy grand crus I have tasted. Bizot is to be commended for not labeling it as a grand cru wine. I can't fill you in on other producers with lots in Echezeaux area because this is the only 1999 from there I have tasted.