2016 Vosne Romanee Les Brulees
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Cask sample. Mid cherry red. Hints of smoke and spice alongside the sweetness of cherry. Plenty of spice and a creamy oak overlay on the palate, with fruit at the core and smooth and compact tannins. Lovely harmony and proportions. (JH)
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Neal Martin
Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
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Mid crimson. Light nose with sweet, ripe red fruits – raspberries? Quite intense with more marked tannins than the village wine. You need patience to benefit from the premium over the village wine. (JR)
The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées has a reticent bouquet that demanded a lot of coaxing from the glass. It remained a little taciturn with broody blackberry and raspberry scents, confit cherries emerging with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine bead of acidity. It clams up a little toward the second half that is driven by the wood tannins at the moment. As I remarked last year apropos the 2015, I wish the new oak would allow the great terroir to have its say.
The 2016 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Aux Brulees has a reticent bouquet that demanded a lot of coaxing from the glass. It remained a little taciturn with broody blackberry and raspberry scents, confit cherries emerging with time in the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannin and a fine bead of acidity. It clams up a little toward the second half that is driven by the wood tannins at the moment. As I remarked last year apropos the 2015, I wish the new oak would allow the great terroir to have its say. Dec 2017, www.robertparker.com
About the producer
The first vintage of Domaine Michel Gros – one of the many Gros family estates in Burgundy – was 1979. The property has several prized vineyards including its monopole Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru, Clos des Réas.