Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes Georges Noëllat 2015

“The 2015 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes is matured in 50% new oak and to enhance the freshness, winemaker Maxime Chuerlin used 15% whole bunch in this cuvée. It has a well-defined and elegant bouquet with scents of dark cherries, raspberry preserve and wilted rose petal and potpourri scents. The palate is medium-bodied with crunchy and quite firm tannin that lend this Les Chaumes plenty of backbone. I appreciate the freshness and tension here with fine mineralité developing on the brisk and energetic finish. This is excellent. Give this 4-5 years in bottle if you can.”  – 91-93 Pts Neal Martin, Robert Parker