2010 Vosne Romanee

The 2010 Vosne-Romanee is quite fleshy and attractive in this vintage. Today it is the freshness of the fruit that emerges most clearly. Pretty floral and spiced notes add complexity on the soft, caressing finish. The Vosne villages is a blend of fruit from an assortment of parcels, roughly 80% on the bottom of the slope and 20% closer to the top of the hill. Anticipated maturity: 2015-2025. Louis-Michel Liger-Belair’s wines keep getting better. The improvement is less a reflection of the underlying vintages and more the result of the work the estate has done to convert their vineyards to biodynamic farming. These are some of the most unique and compelling wines being made anywhere in Burgundy. The house style emphasizes the weightless transparency, finesse and sweetness that only Pinot Noir (and perhaps Nebbiolo) is capable of. As good as the 2010s are, the 2009s have also turned out beautifully. I will report on those wines in the April issue. Readers may also want to check out my video interview with Louis-Michel Liger-Belair posted on www.erobertparker.com for more historical perspective on the domaine. Importer: Grand Cru Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 974-2500

Cherry and raspberry fruit aromas are complicated by flowers, mocha and leather. Dry, pure and scented, with firm minerality contributing to an impression of cut. Quite fine and floral but a bit hardened today by the recent sulfur addition. Should make an excellent village wine.

(Outstanding)<br /> A fresh, elegant and admirably pure nose of red and blue pinot fruit trimmed in spice and violets leads to cool and equally pure middle weight flavors that possess a velvety mouth feel before terminating in a precise and persistent finish. This is a really lovely villages and worth a look.