2014 Maison Joseph Drouhin Vosne-Romanée Les Petits-Monts 1er Cru
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Julia Harding MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jancis Robinson MW
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(from a crop level of 28 hectoliters per hectare): Healthy red-ruby. Deeply pitched aromas of dark fruits, licorice and menthol reminded me a bit of Richebourg. Bone-dry and uncompromising in the mouth, with concentrated, well-delineated mineral and floral flavors dominating in the early going. Finishes with serious but fine-grained tannins and lovely floral persistence. Serious, firm and built to age.
The 2014 Vosne Romanée 1er Cru les Petits Monts was picked on September 16 and contains 20% whole cluster fruit. Due to be bottled next spring, it has a very fragrant, quite floral bouquet with black cherries, blueberry, minerals and rose petals -- very seductive and detailed. The palate is medium-bodied with svelte, quite lush black fruit, saline in the mouth with very fine tannins interlacing the finish. This is beautiful Petits Monts from Drouhin.
20% whole cluster. 17 months in oak. Definite oak sweetness on the nose, some vanilla. Quite a grip on the palate, savoury/sweet oak flavours more than fruit, with a quite austere impression in youth. Needs time. Pretty dry and unyielding at the moment but all in harmony for the future. (JH)
About the producer
Joseph Drouhin is one of the largest and most famous producers in Burgundy, making both domaine and négociant wines. It remains family-owned and run, now in the hands of the fourth generation.