Lucien Le Moine, Vosne Romanee Petits Monts other_regions (100% syrah

(100% syrah

The 2005 has a powerful bouquet with honey

Opening in the glass with aromas of red berries

doesn't look to be 11 years old

I would also observe that while this seems quite forward

Lucien Le Moine, Vosne Romanee Petits Monts other_regions (100% syrahLike the Vosne Romane Beaux Monts, this is wonderfully fresh and highly aromatic with its violet, lilac, rose petal and orange pekoe tea scents that include both red and dark currant. There is a bit more size, weight and controlled power to the slightly less mineral inflected flavors that exhibit a taut muscularity on the dusty, harmonious and strikingly persistent finale. This is terrific and very much built to age, indeed its like a smaller version