Vosne Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts 2023The Vosne Romane Premier Cru Les Petits Monts 2023 shows a luminous pale to medium ruby colour with garnet reflections, translucent and vibrant. The nose is highly expressive, opening with red cherry, raspberry, and blood orange, lifted by violet, rose, and exotic spice, with a refined mineral core of limestone and crushed chalk. With air, deeper notes of truffle, dried flowers, herbs, and earthy forest floor emerge. The palate is silky and precise,

reflecting both the nobility of the terroir and the warmth of the 2022 vintage

Reduction masks the fruit and if for some crazy reason you're tempted to try a bottle of this young be sure to decant it first

the wine displays impressive power and opulence while maintaining elegance

cheeses or lightly spiced foods

with a very nice balance between sunny fruits and fresh structure

Ratings: BH 90

That may well develop in time

Mild reduction renders the nose difficult to assess

the 2017 D'Armailhac comes bounding out of the glass with bold notions of baked plums

Merlot 34%

Its smoothness

which often combines the power of Gevrey-Chambertin with the elegance of Chambolle-Musigny