Burgundy 2006 from bottle: Vosne Romanée

Following on from the Clos Vougeot flight came seven flights of Vosne, four 1er Crus and three Grand Crus. I consider the 2006 Vosne 1er cru flights to be only second in quality to those of neighbouring Nuits st Georges.

Indeed, there are some fabulous wines amonst these 2006's with only a few over extracted and over worked. The best have vivid deep purple colours, pure ripe fruit aromas and silky textured concentrated structures.

Out of the first two flights the Chaumes from Meo Camuzet and Orveau from Sylvain Cathiard took top placings closely followed by Jean Grivot's Brulées and a backward Cros Paratoux from Meo Camuzet.

Flights three and four were made up of Suchots and Malconsorts. Lamarche and Cathiard came first equal with their Malconsorts followed by de Montille Malconsorts. They quality of terroirs is truely exposed in these three wines. Aromas of "fruits du Bois " abound, cool and classy with grand crus texture and weight.

My next and final installment will feature the grand crus of Vosne.