The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts Vieilles Vignes has a deep and quite sensual bouquet: cranberry and crushed strawberry, undergrowth and orange pith aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannin, slightly chalky in texture and lending tension. This leans more toward red than black fruit, displaying fine salinité on the finish. This has very good potential.

The 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts Vieilles Vignes has a clean and pure bouquet with ample ripe red cherry, cassis and iodine scents, underneath which lies fine mineralité, even if it will take 4-5 years to really surface. The palate is ripe and poised on the entry. There is a silver thread of acidity here that is neatly interwoven throughout this premier cru, however, it is the precision and the finesse of the tannin that really elevates this wine. It is a sophisticated Les Beaux Monts that could end up offering two decades of pleasure. This is excellent.

Sweet opulent nose, aromas of red fruits and violets. Medium-bodied, with a silky texture balanced by discreet tannins, has intensity and lift.