2013 Vosne Romanee Vieilles Vignes
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Good full red. A raspberry aroma is complicated by wild notes of game and smoky lees. At once dense and juicy, showing excellent creamy depth for village wine. Really spreads out on the back end to saturate the entire palate. Finishes with substantial dusty tannins and serious structure. This wine is always large-scaled and reduced in the early going, notes Tremblay, and is generally the last to be bottled. Should make a superb village wine.
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Neal Martin
Jancis Robinson MW
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Cecile explained how this cru can be reductive and therefore undergoes a relatively longer élevage. The nose on the 2013 Vosne-Romanée Village is tightly wound at the moment with a slight tinny note accompanying the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied, silky in the mouth with commendable depth and it shows great purity on the finish for a village cru. This is worth seeking out.
30% whole bunch. 40% new oak. 'I lost most of the grapes this year because lots of weeds pumped the water; I had fabulous grapes but no juice.' Very Vosne. Good race and pace. Lots of luscious fruit. Tension and tautness. Finishes just a little suddenly. (JR)
Cecile explained how this cru can be reductive and therefore undergoes a relatively longer elevage. The nose on the 2013 Vosne-Romanee Village is tightly wound at the moment with a slight tinny note accompanying the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied, silky in the mouth with commendable depth and it shows great purity on the finish for a village cru. This is worth seeking out. Dec 2014, www.robertparker.com