Joseph Drouhin, Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Vintage:2020 almost inky

almost inky

orange pith and a hint of praline

where you'll find pear and melon with a touch of under-ripe pineapple and cool stone fruits

A touch of unabsorbed SO2 doesn’t seriously detract from the pretty

smoked tea and a hint of animale that is also reflected by the focused and beautifully intense medium-bodied flavors that possess an unusually refined mouth feel

Joseph Drouhin, Vosne Romanee 1er Cru Vintage:2020 almost inky(from Les Malconsorts, Chaumes and Petits Monts). A ripe if highly restrained mix of red and blue fruit is liberally sprinkled with spice and floral notes. There is good volume and solid mid palate density to the seductively delicious big bodied flavors that are shaped by a phenolically mature tannic spine, all wrapped in a mildly rustic but highly persistent mineral inflected finish. Note well that this muscular and robust effort is definitely going