2016 Domaine Cecile Tremblay, Vosne-Romanee, Vieilles Vignes 1x750ml

Vinous 89-91

Good dark red. Reticent aromas of black cherry, violet and minerals, complicated by a hint of bitter chocolate. Juicy and tightly wound; not a sweet or generous style but reveals lovely salinity and subtle dark fruit intensity with aeration. This youthfully reserved village wine is solidly structured but not hard, finishing with firm but even tannins. Ultimately a bit more generous than the Morey-Saint-Denis Tres Girard, with the tannins more enrobed by fruit and mineral extract. Tremblay won’t do her first racking until she assembles the wines next April in preparation for bottling in July. "I take my time," she told me. [Stephen Tanzer, 01/01/2018]

Robert Parker 88-90

"The 2016 Vosne-Romanee Vieilles Vignes contains a small percentage of whole-bunch fruit. It has a very seductive and very floral bouquet with black cherries, blueberry and crushed violet scents storming from the glass. The palate is medium-bodied with some new oak to be subsumed on the entry (there is 20% in the final blend), very well balanced and focused with an agreeable succulence that delivers the long finish. Maybe this does not quite possess the panache of the 2015 last year, but it is a lovely Vosne-Romanee that will deserve a couple of years in bottle." [Neal Martin, 29/12/2017]

Anticipated maturity: 2020-2029