2001 Domaine Anne Gros Vosne-Romanée Les Barreaux

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  4/10/2024 - melvinyeowq wrote: 91 Points

  French >$150 theme: Typical of the producer’s style - airy with pretty, fresh dark red fruit. Guessed 2011 Chambolle with the sweet nose and light palate. Pleasurable but a little hollow and lacking in depth, similar to my previous experiences with this producer.

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  7/5/2022 - MuddyBoots wrote:

  I agree with the comment in Burgundy Al’s note in 2011 that this wine - Anne Gros’ Vosne Les Barreaux generally - is a pretty good candidate for the highest quality village level wine in Burgundy. Cool exposition high altitude Vosne Romanee from well positioned old vines is tough to match. Quite a dark red hue. On opening, the nose hints at some austerity to come - some slight lack of ripeness, some absence of exuberance - but there are still sweet cherry notes and violet florals. After 30 minutes the nose had opened up to show real complexity of mixed small red berries, florals and gentle spice. Vosne silkiness on the palate, which, while not showing the generous and highly expressive fruit one might expect in an Anne Gros’ wine, is fully ripe without any sign of greenness. The wine I think expresses the 2001 vintage in its slight restraint on the nose and depth of fruit on the palate. Beautiful textured mouthfeel though only medium weight. Touch of fully integrated oak present, which I noticed more and more as I drunk the wine (as i am inclined to do). Sweeter on the palate after 45 minutes. The fruit lacks perhaps just a little depth you might find in a really good premier cru but the finish lacks for nothing. You hardly notice the fine tannins which have no dryness at all. Silky all the way through. All the qualities that make Vosne Romanee so revered are here in the glass. Holding up really well. Bought on release. Validating Burgundy Al’s view, which I think is no less true today than it was a decade ago - this is among the greatest village level terroir in all of Burgundy. Perhaps the best of all. High altitude Vosne is pretty special. Will keep, though I doubt it will improve.

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  10/20/2013 - MLipton wrote:

  Opened tonight to have with smoked pheasant, it was tight at first and, even after a hard decant, was rather unforthcoming. Tart black cherry and raspberry and a hint of pencil lead were all that we could get from the nose, and on the palate it had nicely resolved tannins but a tightly wound core of fruit. Maybe better in 5 years, or maybe just a tough wine?

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  2/28/2011 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points

  Gros Family "Reunion" with Richebourg and Clos Vougeot++ (Boka - Chicago IL): I opened these two bottles as mystery wines for the group. Since my group's visit to Anne Gros last spring, I have tried her Barreaux several times from several vintages and this might now be my favorite Villages level Burgundy. Enough said, if I write more then it will be even more difficult to ever find.

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  12/3/2010 - Alexis A wrote: 90 Points

  Nice wine. Still very intense nose and red cherry color. Slightly amber on the sides but barely. I'd say a well made Vosne-Romanee, not the most complex and multi-layered, not the longest finish. But very enjoyable, straight and upfront with a good balance. Everyday drinking

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