December 28, 2023 - The nose needed a bit of air to wake up, which revealed red fruit, a hint of medicinal notes, underwood, pine notes, and berries. Nice acidity with some tannic structure on the palate with flavors of red cherry, strawberry, and some tertiary notes that are just starting to emerge. Good finish. Interesting and well made wine that kept improving throughout the night. It's not super pleasurable right now, but it's likely to continue to evolve. 92+
November 26, 2023 - My first note was "Emperor = no clothes," which is a little harsh. But we sipped on this all night and even after 6 hours I was asking myself if this was subtle or boring. No one else at the table commented on it.
January 14, 2022 - Translucent ruby. After 2 hours of air a wafting nose of hothouse violets, steely iodine, fine soil, cinnamon. Layers of iron-laced, pure red fruit on the palate supported by austere, noble velvety tannin and balancing bright acidity. Long finish of berry, earth, and bramble. Pretty darn nice with roast chicken.
January 4, 2020 - Tasted over 3 hrs
-nearly semi-translucent minimal bricking
-mild reduction blows off leaving a very pretty red-fruited nose
-med acidity, med weight and concentration with excellent balance and a surprising power if not a lot of complexity, red-fruited in nature mixed in with some soil mineral notes and a faint medicinal twang that accompanies the med tannins
-so satisfying, first time with this wine and must say it is impressive now with a lot of upside especially for a 2011, distinctly different (perhaps more structured/powerful) than Lafarge's Volnays though also distinctly different from neighboring Clos des Mouches, #gottaloveburgundyterroir
January 4, 2020 - Mildly corked
December 13, 2019 - Boys' Vosne Romanee Long Lunch (Artyzen Club, Shun Tak Centre, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong): Brightly jeweled medium yellow hay colour. Nose is slight Comte cheese and a hint of smelly socks...but not in a bad way. Palate is fresh acidity combined with some good weight....like slightly under-ripe bananas with their pith. Quite sweet on the finish. Nothing complex here. 88-89.
August 10, 2019 - deeply perfumed and weightless on the palate. its open for business now. really beautiful
June 14, 2019 - Silky smooth and pleasant Beaunne. Sensed a hint of nutmeg along with a calm and sophisticated style. Nice acidity and plenty of fruit. Drinking right on now. Enjoy if you have a bottle. Don't wait as it will begin to fade from here Serve cool.
January 2, 2018 - The perfumed nose was rather exotic on first pop but settled down in the glass to a balanced bouquet of strawberry, rose, and button mushroom. Sweet on first sip, leading to a somewhat thin midpalate before fattening up on the finish, which has a pleasant, lingering minerality. Silky finish. Good now but better with rest.
March 23, 2017 - soft strawberry with good minerality, elegant and somewhat simple. nice for what it is