Top Vosne-Romanée 2021 en primeur wines

A recent tasting of the 2021 La Tâche confirms it as among the top wines of the vintage. The colour is a deep, saturated...

It is only with time that the uncanny dominance of this vineyard becomes apparent. Initially somewhat restrained, the wine is starting to show a...

The colour is as deep as the Romanée-Saint-Vivant, but the Richebourg is an entirely different wine, less forward and more substantial. It seems somewhat...

The Romanée-Saint-Vivant remains a significant step above the Echézeaux and Grands Echézeaux in this portfolio, with a deeper colour and a richer, riper black plum...

<p>The Richebourg is a bit reserved at present; the fruit only opens up on the palate, showing curranty, plummy fruit, hints of spice, menthol and...

Superb wine, on a par with the best in the appellation. There are perfumed fruit aromas of plum and black cherry with a bit of...

On release, the Grands Echézeaux shares the somewhat pale hue of the Echézeaux, yet it is aromatically richer, with more sweet pomegranate fruit on the...

<p>La Romanée is (as always) at another level of quality in 2021, with impressive depth of flavour and complexity. The aromas display super-ripe blackberry and...

Roumier’s Echezeaux is delicious, but seems the odd man out in his cellar. He ferments the wine from this tiny holding as 100% whole clusters...

The Méo-Camuzet Richebourg showed abundant, silky sweet fruit in the 2021 vintage, with notes of pomegranate and raspberry, a hint of mineral and some smoke....

This wine should persuasively convince anyone with lingering doubts about the 2021 harvest. There are pronounced black cherry and lush violet aromas and an elegantly...

The texture is perfectly silky yet impressively dense at the same time, with nothing tart or acerbic to this wine. There is a delightful purity...

This is superb wine, with an impressive precision and depth of red and black berry fruit character, spice and mineral nuance on the nose. The...

Cecile Tremblay produces a sublime Echézeaux from her two plots of Echézeaux du Dessus. These 0.18 hectares are located at the heart of the vineyard...

This supremely impressive Echézeaux is almost overwhelming with its sweet fruit on the initial attack with plenty of mineral, earthy depth, and a hint of...

The delicate garnet colour of the Echézeaux hints at a wine in the style of previous generations. As it did out of barrel, the...

On the initial attack, the Echézeaux from Liger-Belair has a super-ripe blackberry and cassis fruit with a startling complexity that combines elements of earth and...

The yield was reduced in premier cru Aux Reignots by nearly 75% in 2021, but the remaining wine is sublime. It is surprisingly dark-hued for...

The domaine lost 90% of their production in the lieu-dit Rouges du Bas, but 'only' 55% in Quartier de Nuits. The remaining wine is spectacularly...

This brilliant wine is immediately impressive with a lustrous, forward, ripe cherry fruit with gorgeous notes of rose petal and spice and a mysterious earthy...

Forward, ripe aromas of blackberry and plum feature prominently in this wine. There is depth and complexity from hints of smoke, earth, and peppery spice...

This Richebourg stands out in the A.F. Gros cellar, with its lovely dense black cherry and plum fruit aromas with hints of fresh flowers, minerals,...

The mature vines in Aux Brûlées produced only two barrels in 2021 instead of nine the following year. Despite the minute yields of less than...

This wine is a standout version of this appellation with reliable quality even in a difficult vintage. The wine shows a dark ruby colour and...

This stunningly delicious wine is a ‘secret’ that will not be available for years. It comes from a recent purchase by the Domaine des Lambrays...

The catastrophic conditions of 2021 have produced this wine, a blend of the premiers crus Petits Monts, Suchots, Chaumes, and Brûlées blended (usually, they are...

An almost incredible rush of ripe plummy fruit with earth, mineral, and spice nuance leads to a texture that is at once dense, compact, and...

The Beaumonts from Hudelot-Noellat has ripened well despite the vintage and the location, showing a lovely plummy fruit with rose petal notes on the nose...

The ancient vines in the domaine’s 0.45-hectare parcel of Suchots were planted more than a century ago. They give a wine of impressive density and...

This expressive, forward wine features lovely ripe cassis and black cherry fruit aromas with an edge of smoke, earth, and mineral notes. The tannins are...