2014 Vosne Romanee Les Brulees

Good red-ruby. Wild aromas of black raspberry, smoky minerality and fresh blood. Dense and energetic, boasting outstanding intensity and clarity to its soil-driven flavors of black raspberry, crushed rock and violet. As concentrated and powerful as this wine is, it's less tough to taste today than the preceding 2014s as its tannins are wonderfully suave and fine-grained. Finishes with terrific tactile minerality and outstanding length. This great premier cru will go on for a long time.

Deep ruby-red. Inviting aromas of black raspberry, redcurrant and flinty minerals complemented by sexy smoky oak. Large-scaled, ripe and broad but very reduced in the mouth. Quite juicy and sappy for such a dense, thick wine but hard to taste today. Clearly a wine of major dimension.

The 2014 Vosne Romanée 1er Cru Aux Brûlées has a stately, well defined and composed bouquet that opens nicely in the glass. Think of a duchess walking into a ballroom. The palate is medium-bodied with a saline entry. This is clearly nicely composed with good structure, finely balanced with a chalky textured finish that lingers in the mouth. This is a serious Aux Brûlées from Jean-Nicolas Méo.