2016 Vosne Romanee
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Tasted blind. Perfumed, opulent, rich red fruit but not candied – yet that sweetness does seem prototypically New World. Generous, lovely fruit expression on the palate with chalky tannins and a dry, earthy finish. The texture says old world. (RH)
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
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The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Village is a real success, wafting from the glass with scents of briary berry fruit, smoked meats, dried flowers and Indian spices. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, bright and vibrant, with a firm core of fruit, powdery tannins and a sapid finish. This is a touch more supple and giving than the Gevrey village, but the two are on a very similar qualitative level.
Bright medium red. Expressive aromas of black raspberry, menthol and minerals are complicated by a note of dark chocolate. Riper and suppler than the Chambolle villages , conveying a more open-knit texture and lovely sucrosité to its black raspberry and spice flavors. Finishes with finer, more horizontal tannins than the Chambolle. Faure-Brac vinified this wine with just 20% whole clusters but it does not lack for energy. A very good example of a relaxed 2016 made without frost influence.
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.