Lucien Le Moine, Vosne Romanee Suchots other_regions redcurrant and violet on the

redcurrant and violet on the nose

This warm-vintage expression does not have the same vertical lift that we saw in the glorious 2016 edition

dried herbs and earthy layers

focused and intensely mineral-inflected large-scaled flavors evidence controlled power and a sleek muscularity before terminating in an explosive and palate saturating finish of genuinely stunning length

the lack of a new Monfortino might be good or bad news

Lucien Le Moine, Vosne Romanee Suchots other_regions redcurrant and violet on the(from both the upper and lower portions of the vineyard). An exuberantly spicy and very Vosne nose of plum, dark fruit coulis, exotic tea and sandalwood aromas beautifully complement the sleek and detailed if not especially dense flavors that still possess good richness on the dusty, very firm and youthfully austere finale. This too is absolutely going to require at least some forbearance.