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WTN: Echezeaux 1985 Jayer

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This is a tasting note for the wine I asked about in this thread.

We had a bottle for Christmas lunch to accompany 'porchetta' slow roast pork shoulder stuffed with herbs.

When it opened, about an hour before eating I was worried, rather light and orangy in colour with a distinct whiff of blue cheese. After a bit though it opened up. Fully mature, really complex, beautiful balance. Not very much of that earthy burgundy barnyard stuff. But really long, with the acidity and the tannins all working together. At the end it started to fall apart a bit, and there was a bit of oak peaking through. Very fine (as Clive coates would say).

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