Light ruby, translucent, clean and glossy looking. Decanted for 2 hours. Really fabulous DRC nose (which many guessed blind) of soil, stemmy Pinot and spice. Very seductive and playful on the nose (94+) that I kept coming back to. On the palate, very sensual and wonderful poised balance, layers of fruit which is incredibly pleasurable but I feel the acidity of the year seems to be dominating a bit and the finish for me is not as long as you might expect. Still incredibly pretty and stimulating and a great treat. I wouldn't wait too much longer to enjoy this wine but it certainly is incredibly enjoyable now!

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Perfumed, sexy black fruit aromas explode from the glass and the big, robust, structured, intense, full-bodied flavors display a wonderful sappy and spicy quality plus good if not special length. This is still moderately structured yet there is already a velvety quality to the finish that makes this really quite seductive and while the '95 Ech is certainly a quality effort, there is a small hole in the mid-palate that prevents this from rising to the next level. In short, delicious but not exceptional by the standards of this wine. Consistent notes.

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