Country: France |
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Region: Burgundy Rating: BH92, WS97, RP92 |
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Grape Variety: 100% Pinot Noir |
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Type of Wine: Red Wine |
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Bottle Size: 750ml |
Allen Meadows - Burghound 92
A ripe, pretty and attractively layered nose combines notes of spiced tea and red currant with those of lavender and sandalwood. The agreeably textured medium-bodied flavors possess a relatively open mid-palate that, together with the enveloping finish, should allow this to be approachable young if that's your fruit preference but also reward up to a decade of aging. This is very Chaumes in basic character.
Wine Spectator 97
This red shows immediate appeal with its pure cherry fruit flavor, backed by strawberry, currant and spice accents. Intense and well-built, yet balanced and harmonious, with a superlong aftertaste echoing the fruit and mineral elements.
By Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 92
The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes was completely destemmed has a tightly wound bouquet, bright red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit, hints of rose petal and bay leaf. With aeration there is just a suggestion of obduracy, remaining linear and more reticent than its siblings. The palate is well balanced with fine tannin. It is not a deep or voluminous Vosne-Romanée, but it is fine-boned with a tightly wound finish that pulls up a little earlier than the other premier crus. Nevertheless, I would still give this 3 to 4 years in bottle to see its potential.