A fascinating aromatic amalgam of maritime mineral elements, lightly-cooked plum and red berries, blond tobacco, nutmeg, and chocolate rises from the glass of Arnoux 2007 Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots, which then comes to the palate palpably dense, quite seamlessly rich, and bittersweet. While lacking the animated complexity of its 2008 counterpart, this finishes with impressive rather broodingly mineral and low-toned persistence, all portending the likelihood of its being worth following for the next 8-10 years. - David Schildknecht

The aromatic profile is cool and reserved yet decidedly elegant with its spicy, high-toned and pure blue pinot and red current aromas that complement perfectly the balanced, long and relatively powerful flavors that seem built on a base of firm minerality on the linear, focused and lingering finish. Classic Reignots with just a hint of backend austerity which could be drunk now with air.