Grands Echézeaux, Domaine Engel 2001

Still quite deeply colored. A positively gorgeous nose is still fresh and largely if not completely primary with its beautifully layered mix of spice, floral and dark pinot fruit. There is fine density, and particularly so for the vintage, to the still firm and focused flavors that possess the classic muscularity of a fine GE, all wrapped in a powerful and wonderfully persistent finish. This notably rich effort could easily be enjoyed now though it is still a few years away from its apogee. In a word, terrific!