2015 Vosne-Romanée, Aux Reignots, 1er Cru, Domaine Sylvain Cathiard, Burgundy

Planted in 1997, the vines are becoming old enough to deliver real quality now. All purple in colour, nothing black, the wine is heady but wonderfully refined, a grand vin in the making. Wonderful length; very fresh. Drink 2022-2032.
Jasper Morris MW, Wine Buyer

Sébastien Cathiard completed his harvest in just three days, beginning on 12th September. He already had good sugar and low-ish acids a week earlier, but not the desired phenolic maturity. He took the decision to run with the vintage and so extracted as much as in other years, in fact punching down more in 2015 than 2014. He also made sure that the malolactic fermentation happened relatively late, so these are backward wines which will require quite a lot more élevage. But they are unquestionably brilliant wines. Sébastien has used less new oak than in the past and with a lighter toast to the barrels.