Jean Grivot Vosne-Romanee 2016 (750ML)

91 WS / 89-91 BH / 88-91 VM / 17 JR

Macerated cherry and medicinal herb aromas and flavors highlight this compact red. A bit surly on the finish now, but the fruit shines through on the aftertaste. Best from 2022 through 2038. 1,360 cases made, 295 cases imported. — BS, Wine Spectator

A more elegant and really quite pretty nose offers up a ripe and fresh blend of plum, dark cherry and spice, all of which is trimmed in subtle wood. The generous, fleshy and very round medium-bodied flavors possess a highly seductive mid-palate mouthfeel while exhibiting good length on the delicious finale that also flashes a touch of youthful austere. Allen Meadows - Burghound

(made from 12 parcels encompassing 7 different terroirs, according to Grivot): Bright, dark red. Aromas of black cherry and cocoa powder. Juicy and energetic, showing lovely inner-mouth lift and refinement to its flavors of black fruits, licorice, violet and cocoa powder. Quite tightly wound on the sappy back end, spreading out subtly and leaving behind vibrant note of spices and black pepper. - Stephen Tanzer, Vinous Media

A blend from 12 different vineyards – 20% on white soils near Nuits-St-George and 80% behind their house in the middle of the village and north of it. Bright cherry red. Soars out of the glass. Very sweet start but lots of energy. Very pure. Chalky texture on the end. Crunchy fruit. - Jancis Robinson