2016 Domaine Arnoux-Lachaux Vosne-Romanée Les Chaumes 1er Cru
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Offering up notes of baking chocolate, dark berries and flowers, the 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes is medium to full-bodied, ample and expansive, framed by firm, chewy tannins that will need some time in bottle to resolve. It's one of the more rustic wines in the cellar this year.
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Jancis Robinson MW
Neal Martin
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The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Les Chaumes 1er Cru has impressive presence on the nose – pressed flower mixed with cranberry, bay leaf and damp undergrowth. The palate is crisp and fresh on the entry, superb symmetry and focus with convincing brightness on the finish. This articulates the Premier Cru beautifully.
100% whole bunch. Blueish crimson. On the edge of overripe again on the nose and then quite fresh enough on the palate. Fairly drying tannins on the end – perhaps slightly over-extracted in this case? (JR)
(vinified with 50% whole clusters): Good dark red; the deepest yet of these '16s. Musky red berries, flint, earth and a meaty nuance on the soil-driven nose. Fat, full and sweet; perhaps a bit sauvage in a high-pH way but boasts lovely palate presence. This rather saline, slightly leathery wine has the body to support its spine of tannins, as well as more complexity and less pepper-and-herb character than the foregoing samples.