The 2015 Vosne-Romanée Les Beaux Monts 1er Cru offers brambly red fruit and wild strawberry on the nose, plus a touch of earthiness that develops with aeration. The palate is medium-bodied with quite fine but firm tannins that frame a "serious" Premier Cru. Grippy but focused with fine mineralité on the finish, the wine is holding everything back at the moment. Tasted blind at the annual Burgfest tasting.

(aging in 100% new oak, like the following grand crus): Deep red-ruby. Captivating floral lift to the fruit-driven aromas of black cherry and dark raspberry. Densely packed and energetic, with a subtle saline character adding interest to the intense flavors of black raspberry and licorice. These millerandé century-old vines yielded just 30 hectoliters per hectare in 2015. A bit youthfully closed today, with strong acidity and saline minerality extending the finish and leaving the salivary glands humming.