The 2010 Echezeaux is rich, ripe and surprisingly open. Plums, black cherries, spices and dried flowers are layered into the sensual finish. The Echezeaux gives the impression that it will drink well relatively early, but there is also enough intensity and depth to make me think it is likely to offer a very broad window of highly pleasurable drinking. Anticipated maturity: 2020-2030. I tasted all of Bernard Gros’s 2010s from tank, where the wines were settling for the winter. As is his usual custom, Gros concentrated the wines 10-15%, and therefore did not feel the need to chaptalize any of his 2010s. He calls 2010 a good vintage for quality but not the wallet, as yields are down 30-40%. Importer: Atherton Imports, Menlo Park, CA; tel. (650) 328-6639