Unfurling in the glass with notions of dark berry fruit, baking chocolate, rich spices, espresso roast, mocha and plums, the 2019 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots is full-bodied, layered and concentrated, with a rich, elegantly muscular profile defined by melting tannins and succulent acids. Generous and textural, it's another head-turning wine from Louis-Michel Liger-Belair.

One of the most dramatic cuvées in the cellar is the 2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots, a wine that soars from the glass with a kaleidoscopic bouquet of cassis, raspberries and licorice mingled with notes of blood orange, peonies, exotic spices and smoked meats. On the palate, it's full-bodied, deep and complete, with powdery tannins, excellent concentration and lively acids, concluding with a nicely defined finish. This is a bold, powerful Reignots, but like the Petit Monts, it's also very nicely balanced.

The 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots is second only to La Romanée in the Liger-Belair cellar this year, wafting from the glass with a striking bouquet of wild rose, spices, French roast, dark chocolate, smoked duck and ineffable savory nuances that has already integrated its new wood to a much greater degree than any of the wines that preceded it. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and multidimensional, with a satiny-textured attack, a juicy and gourmand core of fruit, supple tannins and a long, fragrant and beautifully delineated finish.

The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots has an intense bouquet with dark cherries, violets, a hint of cold wet limestone and blood orange. The palate is medium-bodied with a silky opening, plush and yet tensile thanks to that silver bead of acidity. The quality of the vineyard really shines through in this Reignots, the tip of the tongue tingling with spice, the back absorbing those waves of crushed black and blue fruit. Gorgeous!

Tasted blind, the 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots performed brilliantly, bursting from the glass with a stunningly complex bouquet of ripe cherries, rose petals, smoked duck and dark chocolate, complemented by exotic top notes of Asian spices. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, ample and lavish, with a dramatic but controlled profile, structured around satiny tannins and juicy acids, and concluding with a long, expansive finish. Deep and multidimensional, this is an exceptional Reignots from Louis-Michel Liger-Belair.