2015 Domaine Sylvain Cathiard Vosne-Romanée

(50% new oak): Bright red with ruby tones. Musky, carnal aromas of blueberry, blackberry and violet. Concentratred and sweet but with sound framing acidity. Actually a bit disjointed today but has good material. I like the wine's subtly wild gamey aspect. (Cathiard's Bourgogne Rouge similarly displays a wild quality to its black fruit, violet and licorice flavors, not to mention very good intensity, but its firm tannins will make it tough going early on.)

Vosne-Romanee 2015 village – one of my benchmark village wines. This is perhaps the best village I have tasted from Cahtiard so far .. The bouquet is brimming with fruit – classic Vosne with some delightful fresh notes of red currant and pomegranate to ad energy. On the palate very balanced with a lovely vibrant energy from the red notes. A truly Fine+ – (91 – 92p) village … only matched by the top lieu-dit villages. Nov 2016, www.winehog.org