Mongeard-Mugneret Grands-Echézeaux Grand Cru 2016

Here the wood treatment is no longer subtle and it completely dominates the underlying spice and fruit scents. On the plus side, there is an excellent concentration of rich and full-bodied flavours that possess evident power and muscularity while delivering excellent length on the slightly warm finish where the wood sweetens it. This too is youthfully awkward at present and note that my range offers the benefit of the doubt that, like the Ech, this will harmonize if given at least a few years of bottle age first.