Tasting note

Strikingly expressive and fragrant aromas of violets, rose petals, spices and red cherries introduce the 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Aux Reignots, a medium to full-bodied, supple and satiny wine, its melting tannins entirely concealed in a succulent core of fruit, concluding with a long, saline finish. It's one of the more open, immediate premiers crus in the cellar. Lachaux observes that he wants people who open his bottles to be driven to drink them by “the desire to discover in the mouth what you have on the nose,” and with this wine, he has very much succeeded.

Score: 94

William Kelley, The Wine Advocate, January 2019