Les Suchots Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Pinot Noir

Wonderful suchots, drinks very well now but still needs time to open. Confuron-Cotedidot was known for long cold soaks to extract maximum taste and tannins. This made the wines unapproachable in their youth. This one much more balanced and fruitfwd. Still many years to go

Consistent notes from 21 weeks ago. My last bottle still with the crinkled label from a humidity issue from the wine fridge. Showing sweet sappy red fruits like strawberry with Sous Bois. With further swirling Violet notes. A wonderful 1er Cru Burgundy showing the twin attributes of the 2009 vintage and the terroir of Les Suchots which shares a border to the south with Romanee Saint Vivant and Richebourg and to the north with Clos Saint Denis - all Grand Crus. Finishes with the finest of powdery tannins - basically resolved.

Find the wine to be rather flat, lacking sophistication and finesse.

2012. Quite good and should get better with time.

Campari on the nose. Taught cherry bitter herbs.

Tight but sure to open.

Rich, beautiful muscular Vosne. Still fresh and vibrant. A treat. (Went great with Boeuf Bourguignon, bien sûr.)

Potpourri, spice cake, figs, light mushroom. Very delicate, forest floor still dominant.

05 vintage. Something is missing here. Lithe, skinny wine. I was expecting something more fleshy, with broader aromas. Found it quite disappointing. Don't get me wrong: the wine is good but not superb. I will not buy it again or if so, will open it in a decade. Am I catching the "funky Pinot phase"? Perhaps.../

1990