2016 Cecile Tremblay Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts 1.5L

RP91 - 93

The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts, which is matured in 50% new oak with around 30% stem addition, has a deep purple color. The bouquet is very floral and extremely detailed with crushed violet and rose petal scents embroidered into the blackcurrant and wild strawberry aromas. The palate is medium-bodied with fine-grain tannin. This certainly leans toward the dark side of the fruit spectrum—blackcurrant, boysenberry and touches of white pepper and garrigues toward the structured and almost Malconsorts-like finish. This will really benefit from five or six years in bottle, but there is good potential here.

~Neal Martin