Moderately generous wood fights somewhat with the attractively spicy nose of red and dark berries, exotic tea and a hint of soy. The succulent, round and seductively textured medium-bodied flavors also exude a subtle bead of minerality on the youthfully austere and firm finale. I like the balance though this will need to develop better depth with time in bottle. (Issue 94, April 2024, USA)

"Subtle wood surrounds the much spicier aromas of cassis, black cherry, sandalwood and exotic tea. There delicious and solidly punchy medium-bodied flavors possess good mid-palate density that imparts a caressing texture, all wrapped in a lightly stony, serious and firm finale." 2031+

Very generous if not dominant wood stops short of overshadowing the black currant, plum, spice, anise and pretty floral nuances. The middle weight flavors are not quite as concentrated, but they are slightly finer with equally good minerality... 2030+

The 2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Petits Monts unfurls in the glass with a deep bouquet of licorice, dark berry fruit, baking chocolate and toasty new oak. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, ample and fleshy, with powdery tannins, ripe acids and a long, saline finish. This has turned out well. 

Large scaled, very good texture - micro-grained tannin, a nice freshness to the fruit too - it's obviously 2018, but without the excesses of the vintage - rather floral in the finishing flavours.

Cask sample. Deep cherry red. Scented with dark fruits, rock dust and sweet cherry, and just a little hint of vanilla. Rather too oaky on the palate, for now at least, so that the oak sweetness seems to clash with the more subtle fruit, but it should mesh in time. Dry, chalky tannins. (JH, UK)

Not the deepest in colour but certainly a very classy lifted heady Vosne nose. Very fine, not over-done. This carries through on the palate, with a little sweet oak behind, attractive berry fruit, just enough acidity. Clearly the most exciting of their Vosne 1ers crus. (Tasted prior to bottling)

Effusive, fruity aromas of black currant, violet, earth and stone mark this elegant, silky red. Vibrant and firmly structured, this reveals light hints of oak spice on the lingering finish. (USA)

Here the layered nose of various dark berries, tea, violets and spice elements is reserved to the point of being all-but mute. There is a lovely inner mouth perfume to the pliant but well-detailed medium weight flavors that possess ample minerality on the lingering finish that immediately tightens up. This is both classy and stylish though the finish makes clear that it's going to need a few years to unwind and flesh out. Worth considering. 2025+ Allen Meadows (USA)

Blueberry and black currant flavors hold court here, with violet and spice notes in supporting roles. This is tightly wound and has grip, offering a lingering aftertaste of saturated fruit and burgeoning mineral. Best from 2019 through 2035. By Bruce Sanderson (USA)

A deft touch of wood combines with a pretty and well-layered mix of red and blue pinot fruit, plum, spice and floral hints. There is excellent detail to the vibrant and mineral-laden medium weight flavors that are supported by notably fine-grained tannins on the long, balanced and mouth coating finish where about the only nit is a noticeable touch of warmth. /2022+

Allen Meadows

A rich, powerful red, powered by pure cherry and mineral flavors. Dense and smooth in texture, but integrated. Somber today despite the core of fruit. Offers depth and length. Best from 2019 through 2033.