For reports and full tasting notes, go toTim Atkin MW's website.

The 2018 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 1er Cru has a subtle Asian influence on the nose, offering well-defined aromas of hoisin and wet limestone. The palate is medium-bodied with supple tannins and a fine bead of acidity, quite saline in the mouth, with a sense of symmetry on the finish. Simply a class act.

The 2018 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Beaux Monts exhibits a deep bouquet of cherries, plums, orange rind, smoked duck and spices, followed by a medium to full-bodied, supple palate that's succulent and charming, framed by powdery but not unduly assertive tannins.

Barrel sample. Seductive and gorgeous on the nose. Carpets of smooth, compact tannins and such lovely freshness with all that scented dark fruit. Deep, smooth and generous with excellent freshness in the tannins and the fruit. Deep and chalky on the finish, attractively dry length. (JH)