Domaine Jean Grivot’s 2020 Vosne-Romanée Premier Cru “Aux Brûlées” is a single-vineyard Pinot Noir from one of the estate’s key Vosne sites, shaped as much by concentration as by finesse. Decanter notes that the wine comes from “this parcel of 0.26ha, planted in 1969,” located “north of the road that leads to the Hautes-Côtes, on terraces next to Eugénie and opposite Pascal Mugneret and Méo.” Those specifics help explain the wine’s seriousness and its clear Premier Cru ambition.

In aroma, the reviews converge on dark fruit and a distinctly Vosne register of spice and floral detail. Decanter highlights “ripe black plum and cassis fruit aromas, with an undercurrent of dark chocolate,” while Vinous finds “dark berry fruit…pressed iris petals, flint and light truffle aromas” (Vinous, Neal Martin). Jasper Morris emphasizes depth and ripeness, calling it “ripe dense concentrated purple” with “a wealth of sultry dark fruit,” finishing on “black fruit and liquorice” (Jasper Morris, Inside Burgundy).

On the palate, this is not described as a lightweight interpretation of Aux Brûlées. Decanter says it “retains a fresh texture” and is “definitely ‘brûlée’ but still very elegant” (Decanter)—one of the wine’s best one-line summaries. Vinous points to structure and detail, citing a “medium-bodied” frame with “grainy tannins,” “fine balance,” and a “precise, quite saline finish,” concluding: “this is a superb Aux Brûlées” and suggesting a long window, “Drink between 2026-2050” (Vinous). Those 95-point assessments from both Decanter and Vinous stand out as excellent reviews.

Burghound, slightly more reserved at 93, still underlines complexity—“a highly spiced blend” with “a plethora of floral nuances”—and frames the wine as more about refinement than sheer mass, with a “youthfully austere and lingering finale” (Burghound). Overall, the 2020 reads as a tightly built, dark-fruited, mineral-leaning Aux Brûlées that should reward patience.