2015 - Vosne-Romanee, Georges Mugneret Gibourg

Bright, dark red. Very ripe scents of bitter cherry, dark chocolate and smoky minerality, with lovely subtle floral lift for the vintage. Then big, rich and wonderfully pliant in the middle palate, conveying an almost liqueur-like quality to its berry and milk chocolate flavors. Most impressive today on the classically dry, unflagging back end, which features substantial granular tannins. Very much the product of a sunny year, and a distinctly ripe and pliant style for this estate. At this point in our tasting, Marie-Andrée Mugneret noted that she prefers 2014 to 2015, and certainly the '15s stand out today as atypically thick and rich. But I'm not complaining.