2010 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Vosne-Romanée Les Chaumes 1er Cru

Good bright red. Aromas of black cherry, licorice, mint and bitter chocolate. Sweet, sappy and stuffed with fruit; a distinct small-berry character gives this wine an impression of power. Saline, medicinal wine with a long, youthfully tight finish. Solid tannins give this premier cru a firm structure for aging. There was a high percentage of millerandage here, said Pascal Lachaux, as with his Suchots and Reignots.