Exhibiting aromas of dark berries and cassis mingled with baking chocolate, exotic spices and orange rind, the 2020 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots is full-bodied, layered and enveloping, its broad attack segueing into a deep, concentrated mid-palate and a long, precise finish. It's a brilliant wine in the making.

Lavish and enveloping, the 2019 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots offers up inviting aromas of plums, raspberries, sweet spices, rich soil tones and rose petals. Medium to full-bodied, layered and textural, it's concentrated and gourmand, with lively acids and a long, expansive finish.

The 2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots is showing brilliantly this year, wafting from the glass with a deep-pitched bouquet of cassis, blackberries, spices and dark chocolate. On the palate, it's full-bodied, rich and enveloping, its textural attack segueing into a deep and layered core, concluding with a long and penetrating finish.

More than living up to its fine performance from barrel, the 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots is showing very well from bottle, wafting from the glass with aromas of black cherries, wild berries, smoked tea, spices and rose hip. On the palate, the wine is medium to full-bodied, velvety and enveloping, with fine concentration at the core, ripe but succulent acids, powdery tannins and a long finish. This beautifully balanced bottling exemplifies what could be achieved in 2017 with old vines and moderate yields, and it comes very warmly recommended.