2014 Georges Noellat, Vosne-Romanee

Moderately saturated medium red. An aroma of raspberry is lifted by a strong floral quality and a note of white pepper. Perfumed, ethereal village wine with lovely acidity and penetration to its raspberry, spice and mineral flavors. Not a fleshy wine but juicy and persistent, finishing with sweet tannins and savory minerality that provokes the palate. I'd be happy to discover this already-delicious wine on a restaurant list.

Here the expressive and equally fresh nose is notably spicier with its cool array of both red and dark berry fruit aromas that are also trimmed in a hint of wood. There is a highly attractive sense of vibrancy to the well-detailed medium-bodied flavors that are also shaped by relatively fine-grained tannins on the mildly austere but impressively complex finale.”