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Echezeaux Perdrix 1996

750 ml Pinot Noir Burgundy, France 1996

Echezeaux Perdrix 1996 is a dry, full-bodied red from Pinot Noir (Vosne-Romanée grand cru, France), in the rich, smooth reds style. Tannins are soft and acidity fresh; oak influence is some. Good with duck, salmon, roast chicken, steak. Cheapest offer £230.00 at Hedonism Wines.

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£230.00
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Taste profile
inferred · confidence 0.5
sweetness
1 / 5
dry
Pinot Noir prior
body
4 / 5
full
Pinot Noir prior
tannin
2 / 5
soft
Pinot Noir prior
acidity
4 / 5
fresh
Pinot Noir prior
oak
3 / 5
some
Pinot Noir prior
Estimates by WineGenie, not the merchant's or a critic's words. Built from the grape's typical profile, the appellation, terms in the name and the merchant's description. How this works.
Facts
Style
Rich, smooth reds
rules-v1
Colour
Red
inferred from Vosne-Romanée grand cru
Origin
Vosne-Romanée grand cru · Burgundy · France
inferred from Vosne-Romanée grand cru
Grapes
Pinot Noir
lexicon
ABV
not stated by merchant
Farming
not stated
Vegan
not stated
Critic score
none
merchant feed
Drinking window
not stated
Decant
not stated
Occasions
dinner party · steak night · gift · special occasion
inferred
About Pinot Noir
Typical aromas: red cherry, strawberry, raspberry, violet. Serve at 14–16 °C. Grape page.
knowledge base
Typical for Pinot Noir · knowledge base
Sweetness
bone dryluscious
dry · 1/5
Body
lightfull
light · 2/5
Tannin
lowhigh
soft · 2/5
Acidity
lowhigh
fresh · 4/5
Oak
noneheavy
some · 3/5
Alcohol
lowhigh
moderate · 3/5
Typical for the variety; not a measurement of this bottle.
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Merchant's description

Perdrix Echézeaux 1996 is a full-bodied Burgundy red wine from the Grand Cru climat of Echézeaux in the Vosne-Romanée commune of the Côte de Nuits. Domaine Perdrix is renowned 12ha estate located in Premeaux-Prissey and owned by Bertrand Devillard. The domaine own two plots of Pinot Noir in Echézeaux-Dessus and Quartier de Nuits, totalling 1.14 hectares of this famous Grand Cru. "Copious quantities of sweet dark fruits, violets, and traces of minerals, this wine is magnificently defined, elegant, and feminine...intense, juicy, and fabulously pure core of candied cherries, plums, blueberries...admirably long wine." Wine Advocate

Other vintages of Echezeaux Perdrix we list
1999£350.002003£188.002004£190.002012£200.00
The same wine in a different year. Vintages differ; our taste profile is derived per vintage only where the merchant's text differs.
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