2023 Cyprien Arlaud Vosne-Romanee aux Reas

A negoce wine. Aux Reas is the Vosne village vineyard next to Clos des Reas premier cru. The bouquet is very Vosne, dark flower and plum, a lovely perfume countered on the palate by the sapidity a part-whole-bunch approach can impart. That sense of sapidity is more gentle than it can get in some vintages at Arlaud, where the salty-savouriness dominates the finish – it’s more of a supporting note here (and indeed, much the same could be said up and down the range this vintage). A very appealing expression of Vosne-Romanee. (NT 12/12/24)