Vosne Romanée Premier Cru 2016
- Red
- 75 cl
Splendid Vosne Romanée Premier Cru Les Suchots 2016, among the best wines of the prestigious Côte de Nuits in Burgundy, on a vintage perfectly mastered by the Joannet estate
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dégustation
Vosne Romanée Premier Cru 2016
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Complex
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Powerful
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Mineral
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Fruity
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Woody
The 2016 vintage in Burgundy revealed very concentrated and refined wines. Michel Joannet has once again made a very great red wine of Burgundy with this 1er Cru of the prestigious Vosne-Romanée appellation in Burgundy Côte de Nuits.
Color with purplish reflections, soft and concentrated wine, sustained and elegant aromas that will marry red fruits (cherry, strawberry) but also licorice, with notes of undergrowth that should assert themselves over time. Beautiful roundness and persistence in the mouth.
A remarkable Premier Cru that will still benefit from aging, but which already has all the attractions of the very great wines of the Côte de Nuits.
Operating temperature: 14 to 16°
mets & vins
Red wine of tannic Burgundy - Corsé: grilled or roasted pork, steaks or ribs of beef, cobblestones and beef steaks, braised beef in sauce, furry game, couscous and tagines, Epoisse
caractéristiques
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Appellation
Premier Cru -
Type of Wine
Quiet -
Wine Making
Oak casks -
Grape Variety
Pinot Noir -
Harvest
Manual -
Burgundy Region
Côte de Nuits -
Vintage
2016 -
Service
14 to 16 degrees -
Custody potential
2028
appellation
Vosne Romanée
Wine Characteristics
Shades of red vary from pure ruby to black tulip and are often quite intense.
At other times the wine is a fiery red darkening to garnet with a touch of crimson. Ripe fruit over spices is frequently the main ingredient of the bouquet, modified by the presence of strawberry, raspberry, bilberry, or blackcurrant. These refined and well-blended aromas evolve with age into cherries-in-brandy, preserved fruits, leather and fur, and gamey/woodland scents. On the palate the wine is velvety and distinguished - the Pinot Noir at the top of its form. The wine may seem a little austere in its youth; it needs time in the bottle to develop structure and fleshy texture. Often full-bodied and voluptuous, this wine is the equivalent of a Rubens nude.
Wine Steward’s Tip
The powerfully tannic but nevertheless perfectly smooth build of this spicy, opulent, and meaty wine inclines it towards strongly-flavoured meats with a markedly fibrous consistency which the wine can tame and envelop. Goodquality poultry, lamb (patiently oven-roasted), and roast feathered game are easy first choices. But a thick cut of lean, firm-textured beef will match the wine’s fullness, while spicy couscous with poultry will be equally delighted with such a wine for company. A less obvious pairing - foie gras poêlé – also has its advocates amongst serious foodies. This wine has a sufficient force of personality to accompany intensely-flavoured cheeses such as Époisses,
Langres, Saint-Florentin, or Aisy cendré, as well as Cîteaux.
Serving temperature: 14 to 16°C.
Situation
“Bourgogne has produced nothing better than this little corner where all her charms come together”. So wrote Gaston Roupnel Burgundian author, celebrated historian of the French countryside. This “central pearl in Bourgogne’s necklace” harbours fabled Grands Crus: ROMANÉE-CONTI, ROMANÉE SAINTVIVANT, LA ROMANÉE, LA TÂCHE, LA GRANDE RUE, RICHEBOURG, and, in the neighbouring commune of FLAGEY-ÉCHEZEAUX, ÉCHEZEAUX and
GRANDS ÉCHEZEAUX. Close to this paradise, the appellation Village VOSNEROMANÉE and its Premiers Crus express the Pinot Noir grape at its heavenly best.
Terroirs
The plots growing the communal appellation lie either at the top of the slope or at its foot on either side of the Grand Cru Climats and in some cases reaching the same altitude. The soils are limestone mixed with clayey marls. Depth of soil varies from some tens of centimetres to 1 metre deep. The exposure is easterly.
Source : https://www.bourgogne-wines.com
Estate
Domaine Joannet - Côte de Nuits
Domaine Michel Joannet offers for sale great wines from the Côte de Nuits; Vosne Romanée, Nuits Saint Georges, Hautes Côtes de Nuits.
Fabien Joannet now works with his father Michel in the development of the estate, with the choice of rich and concentrated wines but keeping all the elegance and finesse of the great wines of Burgundy.
Regularly awarded and tastevinés, the wines of Domaine Michel Joannet are excellent value for money.
