2015 Vosne Romanee Beaumonts
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The 2015 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 1er Cru has a wonderful, expressive bouquet, once you get past just a touch of reduction. Black cherries, raspberry and crushed stone all vie for attention, and the oak is very nicely integrated. The palate is sweet and generous on the entry, and super-fine tannins frame a mineral-driven, supremely well focused finish that lingers in the mouth. Top class. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.
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Allen Meadows, Burghound
The Wine Advocate
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Tasted blind, the 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts showed beautifully, offering up a lovely bouquet of dark, plummy fruit complemented by nuances of incense, Asian spices and smoked duck. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, supple and lavish, with a rich but compellingly sapid core of fruit, juicy acids and largely concealed satiny structuring tannins.
Good medium red. Aromas of raspberry, strawberry, spices and roast coffee show a slightly liqueur-like ripeness. Glyceral-thick and seamless but a bit more imploded and backward than the Boudots, conveying terrific spicy energy and thrust. Finishes with building, ripe tannins and harmonious acidity. Perhaps a bit less seductive today than it was from barrel in late 2016, but everything is in its proper place. This beauty just needs time.
About the producer
A benchmark name in Vosne-Romanée, Domaine Jean Grivot is one of Burgundy’s most respected estates. They have an impressive array of vineyards, including plots in Grand Cru Clos de Vougeot, Echezeaux and Richebourg.