Vertical Bel Echo

Here's the second part of that vertical tasting of the Clos Henri Vineyard wines.

Tasting notes of the Bel Echo wines, in two words:

Bel Echo Sauvignon Blanc

2008: Just bottled. Nice chalky minerality, white pepper on the nose. Round mouth balanced by a nice acidity and a fruit intense without being exhuberant.

2007: very similar notes of evolution than on the Clos Henri. Nice roundness, hint of chalky minerality, nice fruit.

2006: had smokey aromas, as if we ever had used oak barrels. Instead none of this wine saw ny oak. And the mouth had that slight smokiness as well, and nicely rounded.

2005: again, the smokey side shows, slightly less than 06. and the mouth was quite similar. Very subtle and elegant.

Generally, it appears that the Bel Echo which mainly is grown on clays, is rounder and has more weight and more fruit intensity. It is interesting to note these lovely smokey aromas comin after few years... to check in the next years!

Bel Echo Pinot Noir - only 2 vintages produced yet, so although they are interesting, I'd wait few more vintages to begin drawing conclusions on their evolutions.