2009 Vosne Romanee Les Rouges Dessus

From a cool site high on the slope above Echezeaux that always produces the wine with the lowest pH in Cécile Tremblay's cellar, the 2009 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Rouges du Dessus is striking, bursting with aromas of wild berry fruit, cherries, dark chocolate and game bird. On the palate, the wine is medium-full, pure and precise, with vibrant acids and supple, enrobed tannins. A lovely alliance of mesoclimate and vintage.

Bright transparent crimson. The first wine in this J&B timeline working backwards that really does seem to have a very evolved bouquet. Nervous with admirably purity for a 2009. Lively already but with a great future too. Fabulous nerve, lift and balance. (JR)

The 2009 Vosne-Romanée Les Rouges du Dessus reveals a powerful, dark personality. There is marvelous tension between the explosive dark fruit and the wine's considerable underlying structure. This intense Vosne needs a few years to settle down, but it is magnificent even today.