Vosne-Romanée, Les Beaumonts, 1er Cru, 2016
Such an accomplished, complete Vosne. Suave and velvety yet with cutting edge and minerality too. Intense, crisp cherry and alpine strawberry fruit with notes of rock salt and crushed stones. As driven as this is, there is also a certain finesse and grace too. A controlled and very focused power. The finish is hauntingly long and transparent. Stunning. From a parcel of fifty year-old vines.
critic reviews
Bright, dark red. Ripe but reticent aromas of dark cherry, red licorice, menthol and minerals, plus a whiff of fruity dark chocolate. Broad, dry and youthfully imploded, with crushed-rock calcaire minerality giving the middle palate a seriously taut quality. There's something cool and medicinal about this very intense wine, which shows absolutely no easy sweetness in the early going. Finishes very long, dry and classic, with a fine dusting of tannins.