2016 Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru Les Chaumes

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate: The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes was completely destemmed has a tightly wound bouquet, bright red cherry and crushed strawberry fruit, hints of rose petal and bay leaf. With aeration there is just a suggestion of obduracy, remaining linear and more reticent than its siblings. The palate is well balanced with fine tannin. It is not a deep or voluminous Vosne-Romanée, but it is fine-boned with a tightly wound finish that pulls up a little earlier than the other premier crus. Nevertheless, I would still give this 3 to 4 years in bottle to see its potential. - Neil Martin, Dez. 2017

Wine Spectator: This red shows immediate appeal with its pure cherry fruit flavor, backed by strawberry, currant and spice accents. Intense and well-built, yet balanced and harmonious, with a superlong aftertaste echoing the fruit and mineral elements. Best from 2023 through 2045. 676 cases made. - Mai 2019

Allen Meadows' Burghound: A ripe, pretty and attractively layered nose combines notes of spiced tea and red currant with those of lavender and sandalwood. The agreeably textured medium-bodied flavors possess a relatively open mid-palate that, together with the enveloping finish, should allow this to be approachable young if that's your fruit preference but also reward up to a decade of aging. This is very Chaumes in basic character. - Allen Meadows, Jan. 2018

Vinous: The 2016 Vosne-Romanée Les Chaumes 1er Cru has an expressive bouquet with blackberry, raspberry, quite floral with touches of orange blossom surfacing with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with grippy tannin. There is plenty of matière here with a masculine, spicy and saline finish that appears to have gained length since I tasted it in barrel. This is very promising. Tasted at the Domaine. - Neil Martin, Okt. 2019