Vosne Romanee Aux Reignots 2012 Cathiard

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Robert Parker (92)

The 2012 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Aux Reignots comes from 16-year old vines within 0.25-hectares, which is being matured in five barrels of which four are new. It has abundant brambly red berry fruit underneath a touch of reduction, though you feel a bit like Etienne Grivot’s Reignot, this is not firing on all cylinders in 2012. The palate is medium-bodied with chalky tannins: pure black cherry and raspberry fruit with vanilla-laced oak defining the finish at the moment, though that will meld with time. This is probably the one cru where it is difficult playing the clairvoyant.