Good deep red. Downright sexy nose offers raspberry, Oriental spices, flowers and a hint of pepper that Liger-Belair said was more apparent last spring. The deepest and blackest yet of these 2004s, with penetrating, rich flavors of wild dark fruits complicated by game, iron and tobacco. This is distinctly powerful, even muscular, for the vintage, conveying a strong impression of terroir

Tasted at the Comte Liger-Belair vertical at the Château de Vosne. The 2004 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots has that nagging greenness on the nose that I find on the La Romanée 2004 (and just to check, I nipped over to contrast the two wines directly.) The palate has a dry, mealy entry - very dry tannins and an attenuated austere finish. Like the aforementioned Grand Cru, I just find this afflicted like so many other 2004s. Tasted June 2015.