(BH88-91 points) Here too the wood is generous and sufficiently enveloping that it fights somewhat with the otherwise attractively spicy black currant, cassis and plus aromas. There is a bit more mid-palate concentration to the medium-bodied flavors that possess reasonably good length on the toasty finish.

(WA88-90 points) The 2012 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Les Chaumes offers fleshy and slightly degraded red berry fruit on the nose, with touches of forest floor and dried flowers. It takes time just to open up in the glass and it remains a little coy despite coaxing. The palate is fresh and crisp on the entry with red cherry, strawberry, raspberry and vanilla notes, segueing into a structured finish dominated by the oak at the moment, leaving a toasty residue on the coffee-tinged aftertaste. - Neal Martin