Dujac Vosne Romanee les Beaux Monts 1er Cru 2010 (750ML)

94 VM / 91-94 BH

Medium red. Pungent red fruits and flowers along with a suggestion of crystallized fruits on the nose. Dense, silky and suave on entry, then a bit inexpressive in the middle owing to strong sappy minerality. Chewy, pure wine with noble tannins and outstanding persistence. Very much in an upper-slope style and built for extended aging. -- Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media

Tasting note: Here there is a subtle though not invisible application of wood that still easily allows the airy, cool and restrained aromas of various black berries and cassis, and in particular cherry, floral and a mildly exotic whiff of dried orange peel. The energetic and beautifully well-detailed middleweight flavors are notably finer if less powerful than those of the Charmes while display notably more minerality as well on the compact, serious and built-to-age finale. This is a wine of finesse and refinement and though not especially concentrated, I like the balance as well as the aging potential, which is just as well as more depth would be welcome.—Allen Meadows, Burghound