Meo-Camuzet, Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru Aux Brulees 2006

Very good deep red. Black fruits, licorice, dark chocolate and sweet oak on the very ripe nose. Large-scaled and compellingly sweet, with wonderfully ripe, sappy dark berry flavors conveying a chewy impression of solidity. A very ripe 2006 whose solid tannic backbone and excellent persistence suggest that it will evolve slowly. If you can''t wait to taste this, give it time in a decanter first.

Tasted by Stephen Tanzer, March 2009