2016 Vosne Romanee Vigneux

(just 25% lost to frost): Bright ruby-red; a bit less saturated than the Chambolle-Musigny Les Athets. Very expressive, mellow aromas of kirsch, leather, flowers, spices and chocolate. In a plush, relaxed, rather fat style, conveying an impression of lower acidity than the estate's other 2016s. This comparatively sedate wine finishes with dusty but rather soft tannins and lingering notes of earth, milk chocolate and leather. This village wine should drink well early.

Guillaume Tardy told me that the 2016 Vosne-Romanée Vigneux contains less second-generation bunches than the Chambolle-Musigny Athets. It has a detailed bouquet for a village cru, quite fresh with light loamy scents percolating through the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly crunchy tannin, moderate depth, a fine slightly brittle texture with a lively charcoal-tinged finish. Maybe not a long-term Vosne-Romanée, but I find good complexity and character here. It may actually surpass the 2015.

Guillaume Tardy told me that the 2016 Vosne-Romanée Vigneux contains less second-generation bunches than the Chambolle-Musigny Athets. It has a detailed bouquet for a village cru, quite fresh with light loamy scents percolating through the black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with slightly crunchy tannin, moderate depth, a fine slightly brittle texture with a lively charcoal-tinged finish. Maybe not a long-term Vosne-Romanée, but I find good complexity and character here. It may actually surpass the 2015.