The 2017 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes exhibits aromas of spicy, plummy fruit and sweet soil tones, followed by a medium-bodied, open-knit palate with moderate concentration and a saline finish. It's a touch facile this year.

The 2016 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru Les Chaumes was only slightly touched by the frost this year. It has a fragrant bouquet with Morello cherries, crushed raspberry and touches of loam developing with time. The palate is lively on the entry. This has great tension and more energy that some of Etienne Grivots' Nuits-Saint-Georges, plenty of red berry fruit with quite a mineral-driven finish that leaves the tongue tingling. This comes recommended.

The 2013 Vosne-Romanée 1er Cru les Chaumées has the most perfumed and floral bouquet of Grivot’s premier crus at present – very focused and charming. The palate is very precise and focused, a really tense and mineral-driven Premier Cru and I agree with Etienne that this is a Chaumées that really upped its game in 2013. This is a sophisticated, quite sensual wine that should give much pleasure over the next decade or two.