2010 Vosne Romanee Beaumonts

The 2010 Vosne-Romanee Les Beaux-Monts wraps around the palate with gorgeous fleshiness. Exotic, deeply pitched spices meld into dark fruit and crushed rocks. I especially like the way the wine fleshes out on the mid-palate. A textured, caressing finish rounds things out in style. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. ||Dujac fans will be thrilled with these 2010s. They are off the charts. The most difficult thing will no doubt be finding them. Jeremy Seysses reported yields down by 30-50% across the board, although his Morey blanc was down a whopping 90%. The poor flowering and wet summer resulted in loose bunches with a high amount of shot berries. The wines came in at 12 to 12.5% potential alcohol and were lightly chaptalized. Seysses used 80-90% stems for most of the wines, a little less for some, such as the Charmes and Combettes (around 70%) and more for the Chambertin and RSV (both 100%). Unfortunately, the 2010 Morey 1er Cru was too reduced to evaluate, so I will have to wait for another opportunity to taste the wine. I also tasted the entire range of 2009s. I will report on those wines in the April issue. Wine Advocate.February, 2012