2022, Domaine Bruno Clavelier, VOSNE-ROMANÉE, 'Les Hauts de Beaux Monts'A smoky nose is mildly reduced but it shouldn't last. More interesting are the silky and punchy if not especially dense flavours that deliver surprisingly good length on the youthfully austere, precise and stony finale. This inviting effort should drink well after only a few years of keeping yet have no problem repaying up to a decade of aging. Outstanding. 89 91 Burghound.

this has a lovely weight and depth on the palate while remaining cool and fresh

it is likely to emerge as this large Saint-Julien property's most exciting wine since the 1980s

round and delicious flavours that possess a seductive mid-palate texture while offering good depth and persistence in the context of what is typical for the genre

the Cabernet components (48% of the blend) imparting graphite and light cedar aromas

and pulses of bitter almond and honeysuckle on the finish that gives focus and spice

The palate is medium-bodied with crisp acidity

The Cabernet fruit is in full shine mode

The palate is medium-bodied with fine tannins and seamlessly integrated oak that lends a silky texture

A good effort and nice to drink soon

with touches of wax and peach skin

racy and super-expressive

with a nose which shows the whole bunch a lot by giving some crushed strawberry on top of the darker fruit of Nuits-St-Georges