Domaine Bruno Clavelier Vosne-Romanée La Combe Brûlée VV 2015

“(25 hectoliters per hectare; this massale selection was harvested at the end, on September 12): Bright medium red, a bit less saturated than the Hauts de Beaux Monts. Very reduced aromas of strawberry and rose petal show a a freshness from this parcel's cooler exposition and combe influence. In adistinctly juicy, penetrating style but still with the silkiness of the vintage. Strawberry and raspberry fruit flavors are extended by pungent mineral and floral elements on the classically dry finish. In a juicy, lighter style but with no shortage of density. “ (Vinous)

"The 2015 Vosne-Romanée La Combe Brûlées comes from limestone soils particularly rich with marine fossils. It was showing a touch more reduction compared to the Les Hauts de Beaumonts, though underneath lies plenty of red and more black fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with sappy red berry fruit, the 30% new oak neatly integrated and with a gentle grip towards the finish. There is good mass and body to this Vosne-Romanée and I appreciate the subtle salinity on the aftertaste." (RP)

Bruno Clavelier makes some of the very finest Bourgognes. His wines are extremely varietal and full of finesse, showing the nuance differences between the various terroirs in a quasi-inimitable way. The wines do require several years of ageing, but your patience will be particularly rewarded. La Combe Brûlée is a high-altitude, slightly cooler plot with 85-year-old vines on strongly calcareous soil, just above premier cru "Les Brûlées".