Recent Offers — Grands Echezeaux
Last 4 Bottles, World Lowest: Mongeard-Mugneret Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2020
Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret has a history dating back to 1620 but was only named "Mongeard-Mugneret" in 1945 after Eugene Mongeard and Edmee Mugneret married, and is currently managed by the 9th generation Vincent and Anne. They have vineyards of approximately 30 hectares in total, spread across 35 different appellations in which many are located in Vosne-Romanee including top terroirs Richebourg, Grands Echezeaux and Echezeaux Grand Crus. The Domaine's wines are traditionally concentrated, with rich mid-palates and intensity, and nowadays are more elegant with a mild influence of oak. Mentioned by Wine Advocate’s William Kelley earlier, that Domaine Mongeard-Mugneret are "some of the finest values to be found on the secondary market...
Same Score with Echezeaux, Georges Roumier Clos de la Bussiere 1er Cru 2021 at HK$2,800 per Bt
Domaine Georges Roumier is one of the top names in Chambolle-Musigny and also produces some of the most valuable wines in the world. The Domaine was established back in 1924 by Georges Roumier, which was then passed down to his son, Jean-Marie, and now the Domaine is managed by his grandson, Christophe. When the Domaine first started, they only sold their wines to local merchants, but it was in 1945 that Georges initiated domaine bottling, and their wines became a global sensation since then. Their wines stand out among all other domaines in Chambolle-Musigny because of the meticulous care given to the vines and...
Outscores DRC but at 7% of price, Parcel of Ex-Domaine Grands-Echézeaux 2013 from Laurent
"...I continue to find his best bottles to be among the sexiest wines produced in Burgundy..." - Stephen Tanzer's comment on Dominique Laurent Dominique Laurent focus on buying old vines across many appellations in Bourgogne. Most of the wines are in negotiant arm and Dominique Laurent works with the grower very closely to ensure the quality of the grapes which makes him busy throughout the year. He believes that Vieilles Vignes (old vines) gives the complexity and texture to the wines so his style in winemaking is also distinct in which he applies more oak than most other winemakers in Burgundy which his wines turn...
Higher-scored than DRCs, with Less than 10% of the Price - 95pts Grands-Echezeaux from Dominique Laurent
"...I continue to find his best bottles to be among the sexiest wines produced in Burgundy..." - Stephen Tanzer's comment on Dominique Laurent Dominique Laurent focus on buying old vines across many appellations in Bourgogne. Most of the wines are in negotiant arm and Dominique Laurent works with the grower very closely to ensure the quality of the grapes which makes him busy throughout the year. He believes that Vieilles Vignes (old vines) gives the complexity and texture to the wines so his style in winemaking is also distinct in which he applies more oak than most other winemakers in Burgundy which his wines turn out to be very powerful,...
Same score with DRC Grands Echezeaux with a franction of price: Roche de Bellene Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2012
Nicolas Potel started out with a successful negotiant business in 1996 and has since been known to produce some of the most best-valued Burgundies. He developed an extensive sourcing network for high-quality grapes and the skills to produce fantastic Burgundies at excellent price tags. Due to financial hardship, he decided to sell his business to the Cottin brothers of Labouré-Roi in 2004 and continued to produce wines under the label until he set up a new label Roche de Bellene in 2008 to continue his negotiant business in Beaune. With the new label, Nicolas Potel has been aggressively working on biodynamic methods...