The ripe fruit in this shows richness and power, even on the nose, with dried strawberries, raspberries, lemon zest and rose petals. Earthy decadence adds even more richness. Full-bodied, muscular and powerful. Flexing its muscles. Give it five to six years to soften. Try after 2024.

(91-93) Notes of wood, menthol, Asian-style tea, black cherry and floral elements lead to bigger, richer and more voluminous flavors that possess excellent mid-palate density as well as seriously good length on the firm but not especially austere finale. Despite the solid size and weight this is finer than the Chaumes and should amply repay extended cellaring.

92+ The 2016 Suchots from Louis Jadot was showing beautifully at the time of my visit, delivering a fine and classically black fruity bouquet of dark berries, cassis, espresso, woodsmoke, gamebird, Vosne spices and cedary wood. On the palate the wine is deep, full-bodied and quite suave on the attack, with a lovely core of sappy fruit, fine transparency, ripe tannins and a long, soil-driven and tangy finish. This is a lovely example of Suchots in the making!

(90-92 points) The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Suchots has a rather tight-knit and laconic bouquet that like other Suchots, seemed a bit fatigued by the vintage (although it was only slightly affected by frost). The palate is medium-bodied with an angular entry, quite linear and strict for a Suchots, with an orange peel and brown spice-infused finish. Fine, if just missing some opulence. - NM