The most serious of the Dujac beaux monts flight. Alcoholic kick can be felt and the most restrained nose. This will show better maybe in a few years. Palate was very Dujac. Roses, stems and spice.
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Discrete nose, red fruit, some whole cluster, earthy elements, not very expressive. Good balance, nice structure but the wine was not yet singing tonight. Wait till after 2027 with this.
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Still a baby and needed some time to open up in the decanter, and could have used even more decanting for my palate. But a lovely wine nonetheless, a real treat and great to compare to the 2002 Clavelier from the same vineyard. This is drinking young but wonderful fruit and complexity. Another great pairing with mushroom risotto and duck!
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Side by side 2010 Dujac Vosne Beaux Monts and 2010 Meo Camuzet Vosne Brulees. Both represented themselves well, though both will be better in 5-10 more years. It was a good comparison of both the terroir of the two vineyards as well as the style of the producer. The Beaux Monts was more delicate, almost lacy but with ample red fruit flavor along with lift from he Dujac stems. The Brûlées was more concentrated, darker in color, more brooding black fruit but terrifically well done wine. Some of the 9 people at the table preferred one or the other, mostly based on palate profile as both were really good wines and both showed well. My personal preference was the Brûlées but I tend to prefer slightly richer and darker-fruited burgundies. The Brûlées, however, may take even longer to fully mature than the Beaux Monts.
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I tend to avoid 2009 and 2010 Dujac wines in general as I have had too many over-extracted wines from them in those 2 vintages. First bottle was corked and the second bottle was fine but not the usual attractive Dujac. Tasted blind – Dark and concentrated array of blackberries, dark chocolate, and exotics spices. Quite bulky and savoury. Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts? (87/100)
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Showing differently to my experience around 2 years back (back then it was surprisingly accessible, almost airy). Here the 1st bottle was very badly corked. Argh! Thankfully the kind person who had brought the first bottle had a back-up which was opened and poured without decant. It was a bit awkward and closed at first and seemed like the whole cluster wine needed some more time (either a longer decant or ideally 5 years more in bottle). So a bit tough to assess but there certainly was promise. It just didn't decide to come out and play that day. Hold.
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Decanted and took a small taste. Tight as a drum, particularly the palate. After about 45 minutes or so, we poured. The aromatics have opened up, but the palate is very tight, with some stem character. Over the course of another hour or so, the aromatics continue to develop (sorry, written the next day and I don't have specifics), and the palate, while still very tight, shows deeply pitched red fruit and a nice sappiness. The tannins are very evident, but also very fine. Terrific structure and depth. This is a fantastic Vosne, but at this time it's infanticide. Leave them alone, come back in another five years minimum. Probably better to wait ten. Great potential.
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On pnp this wine had the most intoxicating gorgeous nose of Vosne spices, amazing nose. Consumed over an hour and this would probably have benefited from a bit more aeration - towards the end there was a nice development of mineral notes and the wine gained some depth. I had George Noellat's version of Beaux Monts 2010 the prior evening and on the margin I preferred the Noellat for its sap, although Dujac would have won on the nose.
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Full ruby. Beautiful aromatics of blackberry, licorice, and just the lightest touch of stems. Elegant medium weight, a notch lighter than the Fourrier Gevrey next to it. Laid back, poised, cool flavors, more obvious tannin and acidity that explode further back in the mouth. There is a trace of berries beneath the core and a long, stony finish. Very refined, classy wine, young but extremely promising, full of energy, and like a miniature version of nearby Grand Crus such as Richebourg.
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This baby lion is way way to young. It has that cute pur which you know will evolve to be the roar that rules the jungle. But not today. Great acidity, really complex texture with some unripe cherries and integrated cask. Not much gunpowder but more minerality, stone smoke. Really great rose peddles, I most say. That is the carrying part for me. I could just have that taste all day. Give it at least 3-4 more years, then I think it will have a plateau for a decade or two of maximum power.
Hide away or maybe pop one, if you have more than 3! Because you really want to have a couple of bottles when maturity strikes!
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Killing babies in the name of science. Wonderful vosne nose, with spice and bright red fruit that just developed and expanded over time. Deeply focused cool fruit on the palate right now with tons of concentration on the attack. A bit high in acid right now (obviously) as everything is really bright and high toned. Hard to keep your hands off a wine when it tastes so good right now.
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12/13/2023 - wineton.mee wrote: 93 Points
The most serious of the Dujac beaux monts flight. Alcoholic kick can be felt and the most restrained nose. This will show better maybe in a few years. Palate was very Dujac. Roses, stems and spice.
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12/1/2022 - Collector1855 wrote: 94 Points
Discrete nose, red fruit, some whole cluster, earthy elements, not very expressive. Good balance, nice structure but the wine was not yet singing tonight. Wait till after 2027 with this.
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9/30/2022 - Decanting Queen Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still a baby and needed some time to open up in the decanter, and could have used even more decanting for my palate. But a lovely wine nonetheless, a real treat and great to compare to the 2002 Clavelier from the same vineyard. This is drinking young but wonderful fruit and complexity. Another great pairing with mushroom risotto and duck!
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7/30/2022 - Topper wrote: 93 Points
Side by side 2010 Dujac Vosne Beaux Monts and 2010 Meo Camuzet Vosne Brulees. Both represented themselves well, though both will be better in 5-10 more years. It was a good comparison of both the terroir of the two vineyards as well as the style of the producer. The Beaux Monts was more delicate, almost lacy but with ample red fruit flavor along with lift from he Dujac stems. The Brûlées was more concentrated, darker in color, more brooding black fruit but terrifically well done wine. Some of the 9 people at the table preferred one or the other, mostly based on palate profile as both were really good wines and both showed well. My personal preference was the Brûlées but I tend to prefer slightly richer and darker-fruited burgundies. The Brûlées, however, may take even longer to fully mature than the Beaux Monts.
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9/12/2020 - Jammy Wine wrote: 87 Points
I tend to avoid 2009 and 2010 Dujac wines in general as I have had too many over-extracted wines from them in those 2 vintages. First bottle was corked and the second bottle was fine but not the usual attractive Dujac. Tasted blind – Dark and concentrated array of blackberries, dark chocolate, and exotics spices. Quite bulky and savoury. Vosne Romanee Les Beaux Monts? (87/100)
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9/4/2020 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 92 Points
Showing differently to my experience around 2 years back (back then it was surprisingly accessible, almost airy). Here the 1st bottle was very badly corked. Argh! Thankfully the kind person who had brought the first bottle had a back-up which was opened and poured without decant. It was a bit awkward and closed at first and seemed like the whole cluster wine needed some more time (either a longer decant or ideally 5 years more in bottle). So a bit tough to assess but there certainly was promise. It just didn't decide to come out and play that day. Hold.
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5/11/2019 - xwine wrote:
Decanted and took a small taste. Tight as a drum, particularly the palate. After about 45 minutes or so, we poured. The aromatics have opened up, but the palate is very tight, with some stem character. Over the course of another hour or so, the aromatics continue to develop (sorry, written the next day and I don't have specifics), and the palate, while still very tight, shows deeply pitched red fruit and a nice sappiness. The tannins are very evident, but also very fine. Terrific structure and depth. This is a fantastic Vosne, but at this time it's infanticide. Leave them alone, come back in another five years minimum. Probably better to wait ten. Great potential.
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3/14/2018 - BenBlu Likes this wine: 93 Points
On pnp this wine had the most intoxicating gorgeous nose of Vosne spices, amazing nose. Consumed over an hour and this would probably have benefited from a bit more aeration - towards the end there was a nice development of mineral notes and the wine gained some depth. I had George Noellat's version of Beaux Monts 2010 the prior evening and on the margin I preferred the Noellat for its sap, although Dujac would have won on the nose.
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12/20/2017 - drwine2001 wrote:
Full ruby. Beautiful aromatics of blackberry, licorice, and just the lightest touch of stems. Elegant medium weight, a notch lighter than the Fourrier Gevrey next to it. Laid back, poised, cool flavors, more obvious tannin and acidity that explode further back in the mouth. There is a trace of berries beneath the core and a long, stony finish. Very refined, classy wine, young but extremely promising, full of energy, and like a miniature version of nearby Grand Crus such as Richebourg.
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11/13/2017 - Fred_Bo Likes this wine: 92 Points
I give it 92 for its potential.
This baby lion is way way to young. It has that cute pur which you know will evolve to be the roar that rules the jungle. But not today.
Great acidity, really complex texture with some unripe cherries and integrated cask. Not much gunpowder but more minerality, stone smoke. Really great rose peddles, I most say. That is the carrying part for me. I could just have that taste all day. Give it at least 3-4 more years, then I think it will have a plateau for a decade or two of maximum power.
Hide away or maybe pop one, if you have more than 3! Because you really want to have a couple of bottles when maturity strikes!
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6/12/2013 - clayfu wrote:
Killing babies in the name of science. Wonderful vosne nose, with spice and bright red fruit that just developed and expanded over time. Deeply focused cool fruit on the palate right now with tons of concentration on the attack. A bit high in acid right now (obviously) as everything is really bright and high toned. Hard to keep your hands off a wine when it tastes so good right now.
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