Domaine Michel Gros, Vosne-Romanee Premier Cru, Aux Brulees 2022

The 2022 Vosne-Romanée Aux Brûlées 1er Cru comes from a parcel just next to their new plot in Richebourg. I gave this three or four minutes to open in the glass. Eventually, it offers enticing scents of redcurrant jam, white-tipped strawberries, and dried white flowers. Fine delineation. The palate is medium-bodied with quite a "sexy" opening of confit red fruit, maybe a little too sweet for my liking, with hints of fig and marmalade towards the finish. Yet it has charm and feels more approachable than some of its peers. Very fine, but I might have picked this a day earlier, hence my prudent score.

• Drinking Window: 2026 - 2040
• Reviewer Name: Neal Martin
• Review Date: January 2024