The 2016 Vosne-Romanee 1er Cru les Suchots is 100% whole bunch and this lends the aromatics lovely crushed violet and rose petal scents that intermix with the red fruit. The palate is medium-bodied with crisp tannin, quite minerally in the mouth with an energetic finish that offers a pleasant frisson. This is a classy offering from Marchand-Tawse, one of the more opulent Les Suchots in 2016.

The 2014 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru les Suchots is matured in 50% new barrel with 100% whole bunch fruit. It has a delineated, sous-bois-scented bouquet and is less flamboyant than other Suchots -- more linear and focused. The palate is crisp and taut with grippy tannin and quite intense black fruit with a stony, almost stoic finish that is more like a Malconsorts. This is a stoic Suchots that will repay bottle age.