Dark red fruit aromas and a little spice. Very nice ripe fruit dimension – lovely villages – though there’s a dark aspect from the barrels. Good acidity and length.
Gros A-F
2007 Gros A-F Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas
2006 Gros A-F Vosne-Romanée Aux Réas
2005 Gros A-F Vosne-Romanée Clos de la Fontaine
The cork seems surprisingly ’spongy’ and pliable. Medium-plus colour. The nose is dark, spicy and shows a black oak toast and tar – eventually faint red fruits diluted by cream and faint ginger. In your mouth there’s a little fat and some silky texture – the tannin is quite fine. The mid-palate runs into quite a long finish – plenty of bitter-chocolate effect from the oak but some extra creamy fruit dimension too. This wine has plenty of dark oak character today but there’s more than enough density and material to balance – and it will fade with time, even in the glass, slowly there are redder fruits appearing. I’m not the biggest oak fan, but this is nicely presented and has plenty of ‘Vosne’ personality. I look forward following it’s evolution over the next 10+ years. My en-primeur price was a reasonable 35 Swiss francs.